² Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
from eternity to eternity, you are God.^(A)

² Your throne has been established
from the beginning;^[a]
you are from eternity.^(A)

¹⁷ But from eternity to eternity
the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear him,
and his righteousness toward the grandchildren^(A)

² Bethlehem Ephrathah,^(A)
you are small among the clans of Judah;
one will come from you^(B)
to be ruler over Israel for me.^(C)
His origin^[a] is from antiquity,^(D)
from ancient times.