Psalms 139:15

Psalms 139:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Context of Psalms 139:15

13For You formed my innermost parts; You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb. 14I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was being formed in secret, And intricately and skillfully formed [as if embroidered with many colors] in the depths of the earth. 16Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were appointed for me, When as yet there was not one of them [even taking shape]. 17How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!

Psalms 139:15 word by word

לֹא־נִכְחַ֥ד עָצְמִ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי בַסֵּ֑תֶר רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My substanceעֹ֫צֶם‛ôtsem · strengthH6108
• was not hidכָּחַדkâchad · to hideH3582
• from thee, when I was madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• in secretסֵ֫תֶרsêther sithrâh · secrecyH5643
• curiously wroughtרָקַםrâqam · variegateH7551
• in the lowest partsתַּחְתִּיtachtîy · lowerH8482
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Psalms 139:15

• Psalms 139:13For You formed my innermost parts; You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb.
• Job 10:9Remember now, that You have made me as clay; So will You turn me into dust again?
• Exodus 11:5and all the firstborn in the land [the pride, hope, and joy] of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the hand-mill, and all the firstborn of cattle as well.
• Psalms 63:9But those who seek my life to destroy it Will [be destroyed and] go into the depths of the earth [into the underworld].
• Ephesians 4:9(Now this expression, “He ascended,” what does it mean except that He also had previously descended [from the heights of heaven] into the lower parts of the earth?

Commentaries on Psalms 139:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15My substance was not hid from thee - Thou didst see it; thou didst understand it altogether, when it was hidden from the eyes of man. The word “substance” is rendered in the margin, “strength” or “body.” The Septuagint, the Latin Vulgate, the Syriac, the Arabic, and Luther render it, “my bone,” or “my bones.” The word properly means strength, and then anything strong. Another form of the word, with different pointing in the Hebrew, means a bone, so called…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-16Verses 7-16 We cannot see God, but he can see us. The psalmist did not desire to go from the Lord. Whither can I go? In the most distant corners of the world, in heaven, or in hell, I cannot go out of thy reach. No veil can hide us from God; not the thickest darkness. No disguise can save any person or action from being seen in the true light by him. Secret haunts of sin are as open before God as the most open villanies. On the other hand, the believer…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-24In this wisdom psalm, the psalmist opens every part of his life to God. He invites God to examine his thoughts, actions, and words. Even though life is difficult, he wants to grow in wisdom so that he does not share in the judgment of the wicked (Psalm 141:5; 142:3; 143:8, 10; 144:3–4). The psalmist also knows that he cannot escape from the Lord. His stress fades as he remembers that God has cared for him with love, even before he was born (Psalm…Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 15I was made in secret In sexual intercourse.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Attain
• Continuance
• Count
• Cover
• Curiously
• Fearfully
• Hold
• Sum
• Uprising
• Wonderfully

Commentaries on Psalms 139

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings