Psalm 90:2 (WEB)
Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
Fathers and councils · 9
Athanasius of Alexandria
“And David in the Psalm says, ‘Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made, Thou art, God from everlasting and world without end.’” — editor's note: Ps. xc. 2.
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John Damascene
“He created the ages Who Himself was before the ages, Whom the divine David thus addresses, From age to age Thou art.” — editor's note: Ps. xc. 2.
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Ambrose of Milan
“If I am in error, let my adversaries prove it.” — editor's note: See James i. 13; S. Luke xviii. 27; Ps. xc. 2–4; lxxxix. 6.
Read the whole comment“Finally, in another passage you may read: “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made, Thou art from everlasting to everlasting.”” — editor's note: Ps. xc. 2.
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Augustine of Hippo
“He adds, how He became our refuge, since He began to be that, viz. a refuge, to us which He had not been before, not that He had not existed before He became our refuge: “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made: and from age even unto age Thou art” (ver. 2).” — the author cites it
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John Chrysostom
“What then? when the prophet saith, concerning the Father, “Thou art from everlasting and to everlasting” ( Ps. xc. 2 ), and concerning the Son, that He is before all ages, and the maker of all things—what can they say?” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“What! when the Prophet says, “From everlasting and to everlasting Thou art” ( Ps. xc. 2 ), does he say this to assign Him limits?” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And when discoursing also of God, the Scripture saith, “From age until age Thou art,”not as fixing limits in this case.” — editor's note: Ps. xc. 2.
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Aphrahat
“And of old David said:—Thou, Lord, hast been a dwelling-place unto us for generations; before the mountains were conceived and before the earth travailed, and before the world was framed; from age to age Thou art God.” — editor's note: Ps. xc. 1, 2.
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Cross-references · 9
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith II.1.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.9.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith II.1.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.9.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.9.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.9.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.9 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.9.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.9.