1. He said to me, “I made this decision before I created the world; before the gates of the world were standing; before the winds were brought together to blow,
2. or the lightning flashed, or the thunder rolled; before the foundations of Paradise were laid,
3. or the beautiful flowers appeared; before the powers that move the stars were established, or the armies of angels assembled;
4. before the air was piled up high, or the divisions of the heavens given their names; before I chose Mount Zion as my footstool;
5. before the present age was planned, or the scheming of its sinners was rejected, or my seal was placed on those who obeyed the Law and laid up a treasure of faithfulness.
6. Even then, I decided that since I, and I alone, had created the world, I, and I alone, would bring it to an end.”