Psalms 139:13

For thou possessest my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

In Context

12Yet even darkness can obscure nothing from thee; but the night will shine like the day; both the darkness and the light are alike [to thee].

14I will thank thee therefore, that I am [so] fearfully [and] wonderfully made: wonderful are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

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Cross References

Job 10:11With skin and flesh didst thou clothe me, and with bones and sinews didst thou cover me.

Psalms 22:9(22:10) Yea, thou art he that took me from the womb: thou hast been my trust when I hung on my mother's breasts.

Psalms 95:6Oh come, let us prostrate ourselves and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.

Isaiah 44:2Thus hath said the Lord thy Maker, and he that formed thee from the womb, who will help thee, Fear not, O my servant Jacob; and thou Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

Jeremiah 1:5Before yet I had formed thee in thy mother's body I knew thee; and before thou wast yet come forth out of the womb I sanctified thee: a prophet unto the nations did I ordain thee.

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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