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 thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. 14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

Psalms 139:15 word by word

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

• 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 thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
• Job 10:9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
• Exodus 11:5And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
• Psalms 63:9But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
• Ephesians 4:9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first 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