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Psalms 139:14

Identity and self-worthCreationPraise and worshipGratitude

12 even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

13 For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.

15 My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.

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BSB
I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
KJV
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
WEB
I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
ASV
I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
DARBY
I will praise thee, for I am fearfully, wonderfully made. Marvellous are thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.
BLB
I give You praise upon that fearfully I have been distinguished; wonderful [are] Your works, and my soul knows [it] very well.
ÅB
Jeg priser deg fordi jeg er virket på forferdelig underfull vis; underfulle er dine gjerninger, og min sjel kjenner det såre vel.
OTB
Jeg vil takke Deg, for jeg er skremmende og underfullt laget;
Underfulle er Dine verk,
Og min sjel vet det så vel.
B1930
Jeg priser dig fordi jeg er virket på forferdelig underfull vis; underfulle er dine gjerninger, og min sjel kjenner det såre vel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Short explanation

The psalmist thanks God because he is fearfully and wonderfully made. The words say that every human being is made with care and has worth from the beginning.

Context: The psalm is about God knowing us completely, from the womb and throughout life.

See also: Psalms 139:13, Genesis 1:27

The explanation was written by an AI and has not yet been reviewed by a person. All explanations

Cross references

  • Genesis 1:26–27

    Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

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  • Psalms 111:2

    Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.

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  • Psalms 104:24

    How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

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  • Psalms 92:4–5

    For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

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  • Psalms 40:5

    Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

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  • Job 5:9

    the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.

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  • Revelation 15:3

    and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

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