God’s Word Translation
Psalms 139:14
14I will give thanks to you because I have been so amazingly and miraculously made. Your works are miraculous, and my soul is fully aware of this.
Psalms 139:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
- New International Version (NIV)I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.
Context of Psalms 139:14
12even the darkness is not too dark for you. Night is as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same ⌞to you⌟. 13You alone created my inner being. You knitted me together inside my mother. I will give thanks to you because I have been so amazingly and miraculously made. Your works are miraculous, and my soul is fully aware of this. 15My bones were not hidden from you when I was being made in secret, when I was being skillfully woven in an underground workshop. 16Your eyes saw me when I was still an unborn child. Every day ⌞of my life⌟ was recorded in your book before one of them had taken place.
Read all of Psalms 139Psalms 139:14 word by word
אֽוֹדְךָ֗ עַ֤ל כִּ֥י נוֹרָא֗וֹת נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי נִפְלָאִ֥ים מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יֹדַ֥עַת מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I will praiseיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
- thee; for I am fearfullyיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- wonderfully madeפָּלָהpâlâh · be distinguishedH6395
- marvellousפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381
- thy worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
- knowethיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- right wellמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
Cross-references for Psalms 139:14
- Genesis 1:26Then God said, “Let us make humans in our image, in our likeness. Let them rule the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the domestic animals all over the earth, and all the animals that crawl on the earth.”
- Psalms 92:4You made me find joy in what you have done, O Lord. I will sing joyfully about the works of your hands.
- Psalms 104:24What a large number of things you have made, O Lord! You made them all by wisdom. The earth is filled with your creatures.
- Psalms 111:2The Lord’s deeds are spectacular. They should be studied by all who enjoy them.
- Job 5:9He does great things that ⌞we⌟ cannot understand and miracles that ⌞we⌟ cannot count.
- Revelation 15:3and singing the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the lamb. They sang, “The things you do are spectacular and amazing, Lord God Almighty. The way you do them is fair and true, King of the Nations.
Commentaries on Psalms 139:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14I will praise thee - I will not merely admire what is so great and marvelous, but I will acknowledge thee in a public manner as wise, and holy, and good: as entitled to honor, love, and gratitude. For I am fearfully and wonderfully made - The word rendered “fearfully” means properly “fearful things;” things suited to produce fear or reverence. The word rendered “wonderfully made” means properly to distinguish; to separate. The literal translation of this…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
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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
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