Job 29:4
When I was young and strong, God was my friend and spoke to me in my home.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
In Context
3His light shone above me and lit my way through the darkness.
5The Almighty was still with me and I was surrounded with my children.
Cross References
Job 1:10You have blessed everything he does. His flocks and herds have increased so much they fill the whole land!
Psalms 25:14The Lord is friends with those who respect him, explaining to them his agreement.
Psalms 91:1Those who live under the protection of the Most High are kept safe by the Almighty.
Colossians 3:3You died, and your life is kept safe with Christ in God.
Matthew Henry on Job 29:2-7
Former Prosperity of Job. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; 3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; 4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle; 5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me; 6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; Losers may have leave to speak, and… Read the whole commentary →