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 have created my conscience. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14I praise You, for I am awesomely, wonderfully made! Wonderful are Your works— and my soul knows that very well. 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. 16Your eyes saw me when I was unformed, and in Your book were written the days that were formed— when not one of them had come to be. 17How precious are Your thoughts, 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

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 have created my conscience. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
• Job 10:9Remember You fashioned me like clay; will You return me to dust?
• Exodus 11:5and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt will die—from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the maidservant behind the mill, along with all the firstborn cattle.
• Psalms 63:9My soul clings to You— Your right hand upholds me.
• Ephesians 4:9Now what does “He went up” mean, except that He first went down to the lower regions 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