²² "The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.

²² “Yahweh possessed me in the beginning of his work,
before his deeds of old.

²² "The Lord possessed[1] me at the beginning of his work,[2] the first of his acts of old.

²² "The Lord formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else.

²² "The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way , Before His works of old .