Proverbs 8, 27 to 31 says, when he prepared the heavens, I was there. When he set a compass upon the face of the depth, when he established the clouds above, when he strengthened the fountains of the deep, when he gave to the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth, then I was by him as one brought up with him. And I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him, rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth. and my delights were with the sons of men. Verses 27 through 31 are one long sentence divided only by seven colons and two semicolons, and we don't have time for a full grammar and punctuation lesson, but I would encourage you to take note that the colon tells you what you are about to read is information that introduces the conclusion or conclusions that follow when one colon is followed by another and we recognize a second bit of information that helps to introduce the conclusion or conclusions that follow. And that process continues until you get to the bottom. the bottom line of the statement beyond the final colon. You can think of them like bullet points that lead to a conclusion. So we have eight statements separated by seven colons that combine to introduce the final thought. When he prepared the heavens, I was there. And that reminds you of John 1.1, or at least it should. When he set a compass upon the face of the depth, when he established the clouds above, Number four, when he strengthened the fountains of the deep. Number five, when he gave to the sea his decree that the water should not pass his commandment, something we take for granted most of the time. Number six, when he appointed the foundations of the earth, something that man has still never discovered. Number seven, then I was by him as one brought up with him. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. I love that. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the then eighth point, and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him. The relationship of the Father with the Son. God did not create us because He needed us. He had perfect relationship in the Trinity and perfect love. But that brings us to the semicolon with the little hook below the dot. on the semicolon can remind you that the purpose of the semicolon is to link the preceding segments to that which follows. So we see two links or two semicolons combining to form one full statement in two parts. Take some time to read over the eight points of introduction separated by seven colons and then summed up in these two statements. One, rejoicing in the habitable part of this earth. And two, and my delights with the sons of men. Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth. At times, even since the fall of Adam, God has walked with men as he did with Enoch. In Genesis 5, 24, and Enoch walked with God and he was not, for God took him. God spoke to men and women like Noah, Abraham, Hagar, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob, Moses, et cetera. He spoke to and through the many prophets and he's had a plan that was born of and maintained in his wisdom. and that this plan would include eventually coming as a virgin-born man-child in order to grow to adulthood and die on a cross to save the souls of many of the sons of men. All who would believe on Him would be saved. And my delights were with the sons of men. Our eternal God and His eternal plan of the ages centers upon wisdom incarnate, Jesus Christ. Our eternal salvation depends entirely on His life, death, burial, and resurrection, and whether we will believe on Him by trusting His word. If we do so, we are so amazingly blessed beyond words. Our hymn books are the church's attempt to put into words at least some measure of praise and worship of Him. It begins now and will continue throughout eternity.