4 Oh, for the days when I was in my prime,

when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,

4 as I was in my prime,

when the friendship of God was upon my tent,

4 As I was in the days of my youth,

When the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

4 When I was in my prime,

God’s friendship was felt in my home.

4 Just as I was in the days of my prime,

When the friendly counsel of God was over my tent;

4 I wish for the days when I was strong,

when God’s close friendship blessed my house.

4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret counsel of †God was over my tent,

4 If only I were in the prime of my life ⸤again⸥, 

when God was an adviser in my tent. 

4 I would be as I was in the days of my youth

when God’s friendship rested on my tent,

4 when I was in my prime,

when the friendship of God was upon my tent;

4 as when I was in the days of my prime,

when God’s confiding was over my house,

4 Those were the best days of my life.

That’s when God’s friendship blessed my house.

4 As I was in the prime of my days,

When the friendship of God was over my tent;