Psalm 90:title–2
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A prayer of Moses, the man of God.
90:1O Lord, you have been our protector1 through all generations!
90:2Even before the mountains came into existence,2
or you brought the world into being,3
you were the eternal God.4
Footnotes
- 1 Or “place of safety.” See Ps 71:3.
- 2 Heb “were born.”
- 3 Heb “and you gave birth to the earth and world.” The Polel verbal form in the Hebrew text pictures God giving birth to the world. The and some other ancient textual witnesses assume a polal (passive) verbal form here. In this case the earth becomes the subject of the verb and the verb is understood as third feminine singular rather than second masculine singular.
- 4 Heb “and from everlasting to everlasting you [are] God.” Instead of אֵל (’el, “God”) the reads אַל (’al, “not”) and joins the negative particle to the following verse, making the verb תָּשֵׁב (tashev) a jussive. In this case v. 3a reads as a prayer, “do not turn man back to a low place.” However, taking תָּשֵׁב as a jussive is problematic in light of the following following wayyiqtol form וַתֹּאמֶר (vato’mer, “and you said/say”).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.
Lord, you have been our dwelling place
in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
A prayer of Moses the man of God.
Lord, you have been our dwelling place
throughout all generations.
Before the mountains were born
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A prayer of Moses, the man of God.
Lord, you have been our refuge
in every generation.
Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
from eternity to eternity, you are God.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
A prayer of Moses, the man of God.
Lord, through all the generations
you have been our home!
Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
from beginning to end, you are God.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
A prayer of Moses, the man of God.
O Lord, you have been our help in all generations.
Before the mountains were born
and you brought forth the earth and the world,
even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
A Prayer of Moses the man of God.
Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth,
Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
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