Psalms 139:15

My substance was not hid from Thee, When I was made in secret, Curiously wrought in the lower part of earth.

Young's Literal Translation

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 confess Thee, because that [with] wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful [are] Thy works, And my soul is knowing [it] well.

16Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed — And not one among them.

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Cross References

Exodus 11:5and every first-born in the land of Egypt hath died, from the first-born of Pharaoh who is sitting on his throne, unto the first-born of the maid-servant who [is] behind the millstones, and all the first-born of beasts;

Psalms 63:9And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.

Ecclesiastes 11:5As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, How — bones in the womb of the full one, So thou knowest not the work of God who maketh the whole.

Ephesians 4:9and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to 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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