Psalms 139:15

My frame was not unseen by you when I was made secretly, and strangely formed in the lowest parts of the earth.

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In The King James Version

My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

In Context

14I will give you praise, for I am strangely and delicately formed; your works are great wonders, and of this my soul is fully conscious.

16Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book all my days were recorded, even those which were purposed before they had come into being.

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Cross References

Exodus 11:5And death will come to every mother's first male child in all the land of Egypt, from the child of Pharaoh on his seat of power, to the child of the servant-girl crushing the grain; and the first births of all the cattle.

Psalms 63:9\63:8\My soul keeps ever near you: your right hand is my support.

Ecclesiastes 11:5As you have no knowledge of the way of the wind, or of the growth of the bones in the body of her who is with child, even so you have no knowledge of the works of God who has made all.

Ephesians 4:9(Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth?

Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:8-17

The Omniscience of God. 7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the… Read the whole commentary →

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