Cancelled update, now Firefox won't start

Last night I cancelled a Firefox update while it was in the process of updating (because I'm a bit of a curmudgeon) and now when I click the Firefox icon on my tool bar, it just bounces once and then does not open. I tried downloading the newest version of Firefox just a minute ago but it is not compatible with my system, thus I'm not sure what to do as I rely of Firefox and all the bookmarks I have saved. Can you please send me an update link so that I can update, and actually let it update this time? I'm running a Mac that I purchased new in July 2007, so I'm not certain of the OS or any other features.
Kindly,
Marit

Firefox 4 and later require at least OS X 10.5 and an Intel Mac.<br />
You should consider updating to OS X 10.5
* http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/6.0/system-requirements/
Firefox 3.6.x (Mac OS X 10.4 and later) can be found here:
* http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

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