Job 29:4
as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,
World English Bible Updated
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
3when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
5when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
Cross References
Job 1:10Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Psalms 25:14The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.
Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life is hidden 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 →