Before the mountains The most fixed and stable parts of the earth; were brought forth That is, arose out of the waters; or ever thou hadst formed the earth, &c. That is, from eternity, which is frequently described in this manner; even from everlasting thou art God Thou hadst thy power and thy perfections from all eternity. And this eternity of God is here mentioned for two reasons: 1st, That men, by the contemplation thereof, might be brought to a deeper sense of their own frailty, which is the foundation of humility and of all true piety; and to a greater reverence for, and admiration of, the Divine Majesty. And, 2d, For the comfort of God's people, who, notwithstanding all their present miseries, have a sure and everlasting refuge and portion in him.
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Psalms 90:2
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.