Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. New Living Translation Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God. English Standard Version Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Berean Standard Bible Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. King James Bible Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. New King James Version Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. New American Standard Bible Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. NASB 1995 Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. NASB 1977 Before the mountains were born, Or Thou didst give birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God. Legacy Standard Bible Before the mountains were born Or You brought forth the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. Amplified Bible Before the mountains were born Or before You had given birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are [the eternal] God. Christian Standard Bible Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from eternity to eternity, you are God. Holman Christian Standard Bible Before the mountains were born, before You gave birth to the earth and the world, from eternity to eternity, You are God. American Standard Version Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Contemporary English Version You have always been God--long before the birth of the mountains, even before you created the earth and the world. English Revised Version Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. GOD'S WORD® Translation Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, you were God. You are God from everlasting to everlasting. Good News Translation Before you created the hills or brought the world into being, you were eternally God, and will be God forever. International Standard Version Before the mountains were formed or the earth and the world were brought forth, you are God from eternity to eternity. Majority Standard Bible Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. NET Bible Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God. New Heart English Bible Before the mountains were brought forth, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. Webster's Bible Translation Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. World English Bible Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBefore mountains were brought forth, "" And You form the earth and the world, "" Even from age to age You [are] God. Young's Literal Translation Before mountains were brought forth, And Thou dost form the earth and the world, Even from age unto age Thou art God. Smith's Literal Translation Before the mountains were born, and the earth shall be begun, and the habitable globe, and from forever even to forever, thou art God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBefore the mountains were made, or the earth and the world was formed; from eternity and to eternity thou art God. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Before the mountains were born, the earth and the world brought forth, from eternity to eternity you are God. New Revised Standard Version Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBefore the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Before the mountains would have been brought forth, or ever you would have brought forth the world, or the world had ever been acquired, from eternity unto eternity you are God. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God. Brenton Septuagint Translation Before the mountains existed, and before the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, Thou art. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Will Sing of His Love Forever…1A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations. 2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. 3You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”… Cross References Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. Hebrews 1:10-12 And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. / You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.” Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty. Colossians 1:16-17 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Proverbs 8:23-26 From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. / When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water. / Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth, ... Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. Isaiah 44:6 Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me. Revelation 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’ Job 36:26 Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable. Malachi 3:6 “Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed. James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. Treasury of Scripture Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. * before Job 38:4-6,28,39 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding… Proverbs 8:25,26 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: … Psalm 33:9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. Jump to Previous Age Birth Born Earth Everlasting Form Formed Forth Hadst Mountains Time WorldJump to Next Age Birth Born Earth Everlasting Form Formed Forth Hadst Mountains Time WorldPsalm 90 1. Moses, setting forth God's providence3. Complains of human fragility 7. Divine chastisement 10. and brevity of life 12. He prays for the knowledge and sensible experience of God's good providence. Before the mountains were born This phrase sets the stage for the eternal nature of God, contrasting His existence with the temporal creation. The Hebrew word for "before" (טֶרֶם, terem) indicates a time preceding the creation of the physical world. The "mountains" symbolize stability and permanence in the ancient Near Eastern context, often seen as the oldest and most enduring parts of the earth. By stating that God existed before these ancient landmarks, the psalmist emphasizes God's supremacy and eternal nature. or You brought forth the earth and the world from everlasting to everlasting You are God "Before the mountains were born, Or ever the earth and world were brought forth," in synonymous parallelism, or, better, in progressive, "Before the mountains were born, Or ever the earth and world brought forth"-- i.e., before vegetation or life appeared. (Comp. Job 15:7.) "Mountains" are a frequent symbol of antiquity, as well as of enduring strength. (See Genesis 49:26; Proverbs 8:25.) The expression, "earth and the world," may be taken as meaning the earth, as distinguished from either heaven or the sea, and the habitable globe (LXX., ?????????). (Comp. Proverbs 8:31.) . . . Verse 2. - Before the mountains were brought forth (comp. Proverbs 8:25). The "mountains" are mentioned as perhaps the grandest, and certainly among the oldest, of all the works of God. Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world; literally, or thou gavest birth to the earth and the world (comp. Deuteronomy 32:18). Even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God (comp. Psalm 93:2; Proverbs 8:23; Micah 5:2; Habakkuk 1:12).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Beforeבְּטֶ֤רֶם ׀ (bə·ṭe·rem) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before the mountains הָ֘רִ֤ים (hā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country were born, יֻלָּ֗דוּ (yul·lā·ḏū) Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage or You brought forth וַתְּח֣וֹלֵֽל (wat·tə·ḥō·w·lêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert the earth אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and world, וְתֵבֵ֑ל (wə·ṯê·ḇêl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8398: The earth, the globe, its inhabitants, a particular land from everlasting וּֽמֵעוֹלָ֥ם (ū·mê·‘ō·w·lām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always to everlasting, ע֝וֹלָ֗ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always You אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are God. אֵֽל׃ (’êl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty Links Psalm 90:2 NIVPsalm 90:2 NLT Psalm 90:2 ESV Psalm 90:2 NASB Psalm 90:2 KJV Psalm 90:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 90:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 90:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 90:2 French Bible Psalm 90:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth before (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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