Before the mountains were brought forth
Or "were born" {b}, and came forth out of the womb and bowels of
the earth, and were made to rise and stand up at the command of
God, as they did when he first created the earth; and are
mentioned not only because of their firmness and stability, but
their antiquity: hence we read of the ancient mountains and
everlasting hills, ( Genesis
49:26 ) ( Deuteronomy
33:15 ) , for they were before the flood, and as soon as the
earth was; or otherwise the eternity of God would not be so fully
expressed by this phrase as it is here, and elsewhere the
eternity of Christ, ( Proverbs
8:25 ) , or "ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world";
the whole terraqueous globe, and all the inhabitants of it; so
the Targum; or "before the earth brought forth; or thou causedst
it to bring forth" F3 its herbs, plants, and trees, as on
the third day:
even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art
God;
and so are his love, grace, and mercy towards his people, and his
covenant with them; and this is as true of Jehovah the Son as of
the Father, whose eternity is described in the same manner as
his; see ( Proverbs
8:22-30 ) ( Revelation
1:4 Revelation
1:8 ) , and may be concluded from his name, the everlasting
Father; from his having the same nature and perfections with his
Father; from his concern in eternal election, in the everlasting
covenant of grace, and in the creation of all things; and his
being the eternal and unchangeable I AM, yesterday, today, and
for ever, is matter of comfort to his people.