New English Translation
Psalms 139:14
14I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly;
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 to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you. 13Certainly you made my mind and heart; you wove me together in my mother’s womb. I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly; 15my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth. 16Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb. All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence.
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 humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.”
- Psalms 92:4For you, O Lord, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done.
- Psalms 104:24How many living things you have made, O Lord! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made.
- Psalms 111:2The Lord’s deeds are great, eagerly awaited by all who desire them.
- Job 5:9He does great and unsearchable things, marvelous things without number;
- Revelation 15:3They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: “Great and astounding are your deeds, Lord God, the All-Powerful! Just and true are your ways, King over 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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