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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/139.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/139.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/139.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/139.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/139.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/139.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, <i>and</i> curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/139.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, <i>And</i> skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/139.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from You When I was made in secret, <i>And</i> skillfully formed in the depths of the earth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/139.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/139.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from Thee, When I was made in secret, <i>And</i> skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/139.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, <i>And</i> intricately woven in the depths of the earth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/139.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from You, When I was being formed in secret, And intricately <i>and</i> skillfully formed [as if embroidered with many colors] in the depths of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/139.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret, when I was formed in the depths of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/139.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My bones were not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was formed in the depths of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/139.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/139.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Nothing about me is hidden from you! I was secretly woven together out of human sight, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/139.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/139.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My bones were not hidden from you when I was being made in secret, when I was being skillfully woven in an underground workshop.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/139.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When my bones were being formed, carefully put together in my mother's womb, when I was growing there in secret, you knew that I was there--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/139.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from you while I was being crafted in a hidden place, knit together in the depths of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/139.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/139.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/139.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My frame wasn't hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/139.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My substance was not hid from thee when I was made in secret, and curiously formed in the lowest parts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/139.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My frame wasn’t hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/139.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My substance was not hid from You, "" When I was made in secret, "" Curiously worked in the lower part of earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/139.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My substance was not hid from Thee, When I was made in secret, Curiously wrought in the lower part of earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/139.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My bones were not hid from thee, when I was made in secret. I was variegated in the lower parts of the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/139.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My bone is not hidden from thee, which thou hast made in secret: and my substance in the lower parts of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/139.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 138:15>My bone, which you have made in secret, has not been hidden from you, and my substance is in accord with the lower parts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/139.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My bones are not hidden from you, When I was being made in secret, fashioned in the depths of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/139.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/139.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and marvellously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/139.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And my bones were not hidden from you; when I was made in secret, I went down to the lower parts of the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/139.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My frame was not hidden from Thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/139.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My bones, which thou madest in secret were not hidden from thee, nor my substance, in the lowest parts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/139-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17317" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/139.htm">You Have Searched Me and Known Me</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6108.htm" title="6108: ‘ā·ṣə·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Might, bones. From atsam; power; hence, body.">My frame</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">was not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: niḵ·ḥaḏ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">hidden</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·me·kā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from You</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘uś·śê·ṯî (V-Pual-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I was made</a> <a href="/hebrew/5643.htm" title="5643: ḇas·sê·ṯer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A covering, hiding place, secrecy. Or cithrah,; from cathar; a cover.">in secret,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7551.htm" title="7551: ruq·qam·tî (V-Pual-Perf-1cs) -- To variegate. A primitive root; to variegate color, i.e. Embroider; by implication, to fabricate.">when I was woven together</a> <a href="/hebrew/8482.htm" title="8482: bə·ṯaḥ·tî·yō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- Lower, lowest. From tachath; lowermost; as noun the depths.">in the depths</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-8.htm">Job 10:8-12</a></span><br />Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? / Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust? / Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a></span><br />“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-15.htm">Job 31:15</a></span><br />Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:5</a></span><br />As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1</a></span><br />Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-4.htm">Job 33:4</a></span><br />The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26-27</a></span><br />Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” / So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-10.htm">Ephesians 2:10</a></span><br />For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-28.htm">Acts 17:28</a></span><br />‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29</a></span><br />For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My substance was not hid from you, when I was made in secret, and curiously worked in the lowest parts of the earth.</p><p class="hdg">substance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13</a></b></br> For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9-11</a></b></br> Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/11-5.htm">Exodus 11:5</a></b></br> And 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 <i>is</i> behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.</p><p class="hdg">in the lowest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-9.htm">Psalm 63:9</a></b></br> But those <i>that</i> seek my soul, to destroy <i>it</i>, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/4-9.htm">Ephesians 4:9</a></b></br> (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/109-24.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/psalms/139-8.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/psalms/138-4.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/139-14.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/psalms/103-14.htm">Frame</a> <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-13.htm">Lowest</a> <a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Part</a> <a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/psalms/119-114.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/psalms/33-3.htm">Skillfully</a> <a href="/psalms/139-14.htm">Strangely</a> <a href="/psalms/105-21.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/77-19.htm">Unseen</a> <a href="/job/30-25.htm">Wasn't</a> <a href="/psalms/45-14.htm">Woven</a> <a href="/psalms/106-30.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/psalms/148-7.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/psalms/140-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Frame</a> <a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">Lowest</a> <a href="/psalms/141-4.htm">Part</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-8.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-16.htm">Skillfully</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Strangely</a> <a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/psalms/140-2.htm">Together</a> <a href="/matthew/6-6.htm">Unseen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-16.htm">Wasn't</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Woven</a> <a href="/psalms/143-5.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 139</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">David praises God for his all-seeing providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-17.htm">And for this infinite mercies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-19.htm">He defies the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">He prays for sincerity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/139.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/139.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My frame was not hidden from You</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's omniscience and intimate knowledge of human beings. The term "frame" refers to the physical structure or skeleton, highlighting the intricacy of human creation. In biblical context, this reflects the belief that God is aware of every detail of our existence, even before birth. This aligns with passages like <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a>, where God declares knowledge of Jeremiah before he was formed in the womb, underscoring the personal relationship God has with each individual.<p><b>when I was made in secret</b><br>The "secret" place refers to the womb, a hidden and protected environment where life begins. This phrase suggests the mysterious and sacred nature of human development, a process known only to God. In ancient times, the understanding of embryology was limited, making the formation of life even more wondrous and attributed to divine craftsmanship. This aligns with the biblical theme of God as the Creator, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>, where humanity is made in God's image.<p><b>when I was woven together</b><br>The imagery of being "woven together" suggests a careful and deliberate act of creation, akin to a skilled weaver crafting a tapestry. This metaphor highlights the complexity and intentionality of God's design. The use of weaving imagery is also found in <a href="/job/10-11.htm">Job 10:11</a>, where Job speaks of being clothed with skin and flesh, further illustrating the intricate work of God in forming human life.<p><b>in the depths of the earth</b><br>This phrase is metaphorical, referring to the hidden and mysterious process of creation. The "depths of the earth" symbolize a place of origin and formation, much like the womb. In ancient Near Eastern thought, the earth was often seen as a source of life and sustenance. This imagery can also be connected to the resurrection theme, where the earth is a place of burial and new life, as seen in the prophecy of Jesus' resurrection in <a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a>, drawing a parallel between the earth's depths and the tomb.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who is expressing his awe at God's intimate knowledge and creation of him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The omniscient and omnipresent Creator who is intimately involved in the formation of every individual.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_womb.htm">The Womb</a></b><br>Symbolically referred to as "the depths of the earth," representing the secret and hidden place where God forms life.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The event of God forming each person uniquely, highlighting His role as the divine Creator.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_secret_place.htm">The Secret Place</a></b><br>A metaphorical reference to the hidden and mysterious process of human formation, emphasizing God's unseen work.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_intimate_knowledge.htm">God's Intimate Knowledge</a></b><br>Recognize that God knows us more deeply than we know ourselves, having been involved in our creation from the very beginning.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_life.htm">Value of Life</a></b><br>Every life is precious and purposefully created by God, which should influence how we view ourselves and others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Understanding that God has been involved in our lives from the start can help us trust His plan and purpose for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_creation.htm">The Mystery of Creation</a></b><br>Embrace the mystery and wonder of God's creative process, which is beyond human comprehension.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/our_identity_in_christ.htm">Our Identity in Christ</a></b><br>Our identity is rooted in being fearfully and wonderfully made by God, which should shape our self-worth and purpose.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_139.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 139</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_name_of_noah's_wife.htm">What are the earth's depths?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_culture_shape_church_beliefs.htm">Is abortion ever not considered a sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_earth's_depths.htm">What are the earth's depths?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_23_8-9_conflict_with_god's_omnipresence.htm">If Job 23:8-9 insists God is nowhere to be found, does this conflict with the broader biblical teaching that God is always present?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/139.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Substance.--</span>Aquila "bones," LXX. and Vulg. "bone," Symmachus "strength." Perhaps, generally, <span class= "ital">body. </span>But the common Hebrew word for bone differs only in the pointing.<p><span class= "bld">In</span> <span class= "bld">secret.--</span>Comp. <span class= "ital">'</span>sch. <span class= "ital">Eum. </span>665.<p><span class= "bld">Curiously wrought.</span>--From the use of the verb in <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm" title="And you shall make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, worked with needlework.">Exodus 26:36</a>; <a href="/exodus/27-16.htm" title="And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, worked with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.">Exodus 27:16</a>, it plainly refers to some kind of tapestry work, but whether of the nature of weaving or embroidery is matter of controversy. The English sufficiently suggests the figure.<p><span class= "bld">In the lowest parts of the earth.</span>--This figurative allusion to the womb is intended no doubt to heighten the feeling of mystery attaching to birth. There may also be a covert allusion to the creation from dust as <a href="//apocrypha.org/ecclesiasticus/40-1.htm" title="Great travail is created for every man, and an heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam, from the day that they go out of their mother's womb, till the day that they return to the mother of all things.">Ecclesiasticus 40:1</a>, "From the day that they go out of their mother's womb, till the day that they return to the mother of all things." This allusion falls in with the view which meets us in other parts of the Old Testament, that the creation of Adam is repeated at every birth (<a href="/job/33-6.htm" title="Behold, I am according to your wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.">Job 33:6</a>, and see above, <a href="/psalms/139-13.htm" title="For you have possessed my reins: you have covered me in my mother's womb.">Psalm 139:13</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/139.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret.</span> The formation of the embryo in the womb seems to be intended. This remains as much a mystery as ever, notwithstanding all the pryings of modern science. <span class="cmt_word">And curiously wrought</span>; literally, <span class="accented">and embroidered</span>, or <span class="accented">woven with threads of divers colors</span> (comp. ver. 13b; and note that modern science speaks of the various "tissues" of the human frame, and calls a portion of medical knowledge "histology"). <span class="cmt_word">In the lowest parts of the earth.</span> This is scarcely to be taken literally. It is perhaps only a variant for the "secretly" of the preceding clause. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/139-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My frame</span><br /><span class="heb">עָצְמִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ṣə·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6108.htm">Strong's 6108: </a> </span><span class="str2">Might, bones</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hidden</span><br /><span class="heb">נִכְחַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(niḵ·ḥaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To secrete, by act, word, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from You</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·me·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I was made</span><br /><span class="heb">עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(‘uś·śê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in secret,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַסֵּ֑תֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇas·sê·ṯer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5643.htm">Strong's 5643: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, hiding place, secrecy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when I was woven together</span><br /><span class="heb">רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(ruq·qam·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7551.htm">Strong's 7551: </a> </span><span class="str2">To variegate color, embroider, to fabricate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the depths</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯaḥ·tî·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8482.htm">Strong's 8482: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lowermost, the depths</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the earth.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/139-15.htm">Psalm 139:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/139-15.htm">Psalm 139:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/139-15.htm">Psalm 139:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/139-15.htm">Psalm 139:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/139-15.htm">Psalm 139:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/139-15.htm">Psalm 139:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/139-15.htm">Psalm 139:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/139-15.htm">Psalm 139:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/139-15.htm">Psalm 139:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/139-15.htm">Psalm 139:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/139-15.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 139:15 My frame wasn't hidden from you when (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/139-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 139:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 139:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/139-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 139:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 139:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>