psalm-90:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:2

Psalms 90:2 . 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... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 90:1-17

Psalms 90:0 Making the most of a short lifeGod alone is permanent and enduring, and therefore the only true security is found in him (1-2). Human life, by contrast, is short and uncertain, and is brought to an end as God decides and when he chooses. No matter how long a person lives, even to a thousand years, the number of years is insignificant compared with the timelessness of God (3-6).Sin has spoiled human life and brought God’s judgment upon people in the form of life’s troubles and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 90:2

Or. = Ere. Positive, not comparative. Anglo-Saxon aer, from which we have our modern "ere"; found formerly as "er", "ear", and "yer". In Authorized Version, 1611, Numbers 11:33 read "yer it was chewed". the world = the habitable world. Hebrew. tebel. art: or wast. GOD. Hebrew El. App-4 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 90:2

2. brought forth [and] formed—both express the idea of production by birth. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 90:1-6

Moses began by attributing eternality to Yahweh. All generations of believers have found Him to be a protective shelter from the storms of life. God existed before He created anything, even the "world" (Heb. tebel, lit. the productive earth). This Hebrew word is a poetic synonym for "earth" (Heb. ’eres, i.e., the planet).God outlasts man. He creates him and then sees him return to "dust" (Heb. dakka, lit. pulverized material). From God’s eternal perspective 1,000 years are as a day is to us (2... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 90:1-12

1. The transitory nature of human life 90:1-12 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 90:1-17

IV. BOOK 4: CHS. 90-106Moses composed one of the psalms in this section of the Psalter (Psalms 90), and David wrote two of them (Psalms 101, 103). The remaining 14 are anonymous. Book 4 opens with a psalm attributed to Moses, and it closes with one in which Moses is the dominant figure. Prominent themes in this book include the brevity of life, Yahweh’s future reign on the earth and proper human response to that hope, and Yahweh’s creative and sustaining power. So one might think of Book 4 as... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:1-17

The title of this Ps. (A Prayer of Moses the man of God) ascribes it to Moses, but several considerations have been pointed out which suggest a later date for its composition. The average length of life in the time of Moses is supposed to have been greater than that mentioned in Psalms 90:10 (Deuteronomy 34:7; Joshua 24:29). Israel’s national life seems not to be just beginning, but to have lasted already for many generations (Psalms 90:1). The recent past has been a time of calamity rather... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:1-48

Book 4The Pss. in this book, as in that which follows, are mostly of comparatively late date, and suitable for use in the worship of the sanctuary.The two books seem to have been conjoined at one time, and to have formed the third great division of the Psalter. In the 17 Pss. of Book 4 several smaller groups or collections are to be distinguished. Psalms 93, 95-100 are called the ’theocratic’ Pss., because they celebrate God as King, finding in the restoration of Israel from Babylon the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 90:2

(2) Before the mountains.—Render either,“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,... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 90:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 90:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 90:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 90:1-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 90:1-12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 90:1-17

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:1-17

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:1-48

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 90:2

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