Psalms 139:14

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 Living Translation (NLT)Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.

Context of Psalms 139:14

12Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You. 13For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. 15My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.

Psalms 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 man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
• Psalms 92:4For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands.
• Psalms 104:24O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions—
• Psalms 111:2The works of the Lord are great, Studied by all who have pleasure in them.
• Job 5:9Who does great things, and unsearchable, Marvelous things without number.
• Revelation 15:3They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!

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