Psalms 90:2

the mountains Named first because they were regarded as the most ancient parts of the earth. Cp. Deuteronomy 33:15; Proverbs 8:25; Habakkuk 3:6.

thou hadst formed Lit. didst travail in birth with. The LXX and some other Ancient Versions, startled perhaps by the boldness of the metaphor, read the passive, and hence P.B.V., were made. For the metaphor of the birth of Creation cp. Job 38:8; Job 38:28-29; Genesis 2:4. The same words are used of Israel in Deuteronomy 32:18.

the world The Heb. word tçbhçldenotes the fruitful, habitable part of the earth. Cp. Proverbs 8:31.

from everlasting to everlasting&c. From eternity to eternity: from the infinite past (as men speak) into the infinite future, thou artEl, the God of sovereign power. Cp. Isaiah 44:6; Isaiah 48:12. It is also possible to render, Even from everlasting to everlasting art thou, O God(cp. Psalms 93:2).