24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth,
when there were no springs abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled in place,
before the hills, I was brought forth; 26 while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields,
nor the beginning of the dust of the world. 27 When he established the heavens, I was there;
when he set a circle on the surface of the deep, 28 when he established the clouds above,
when the springs of the deep became strong, 29 when he gave to the sea its boundary,
that the waters should not violate his commandment,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth;
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 8:24-29
Commentary on Proverbs 8:22-31
(Read Proverbs 8:22-31)
The Son of God declares himself to have been engaged in the creation of the world. How able, how fit is the Son of God to be the Saviour of the world, who was the Creator of it! The Son of God was ordained, before the world, to that great work. Does he delight in saving wretched sinners, and shall not we delight in his salvation?