Psalms 90:2 (DBY)

Passage

Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art God.

Nearby Context

Psalms 90:1 {A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.} Lord, *thou* hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.

Psalms 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art God.

Psalms 90:3 Thou makest [mortal] man to return to dust, and sayest, Return, children of men.

Psalms 90:4 For a thousand years, in thy sight, are as yesterday when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "before", "mountains", "brought", "forth", "thou", "hadst", and "formed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "before", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "A Prayer of Moses the man of..." into verse 3's "Thou makest mortal man to return to...", so "world" and "before" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "before" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.