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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.