en_tn/psa/090/001.md

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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

A prayer of Moses the man of God

"This is a prayer that Moses the man of God wrote"

Lord, you have been our refuge

God protecting his people is spoken of as if God were a refuge or shelter. AT: "Lord, you have been like a shelter for us" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

throughout all generations

"always"

Before the mountains were formed

This can be stated in active form. AT: "Before you formed the mountains" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

were formed

"were created" or "were shaped"

the world

This represents everything that is in the world. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

from everlasting to everlasting

This phrase represents all time past, present, and future.

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