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Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/139.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/139.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/139.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all <i>my members</i> were written, <i>which</i> in continuance were fashioned, when <i>as yet there was</i> none of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/139.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When <i>as yet there were</i> none of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/139.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your eyes have seen my formless substance; And in Your book were written All the days that were ordained <i>for me,</i> When as yet there was not one of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/139.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/139.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thine eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Thy book they were all written, The days that were ordained <i>for me</i>, When as yet there was not one of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/139.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your eyes have seen my unshaped substance; And in Your book all of them were written The days that were formed <i>for me</i>, When as yet there was not one of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/139.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were appointed <i>for me,</i> When as yet there was not one of them [even taking shape].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/139.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/139.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in Your book and planned before a single one of them began. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/139.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Even the days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was none of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/139.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but with your own eyes you saw my body being formed. Even before I was born, you had written in your book everything about me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/139.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thine eyes did see mine unperfect substance, and in thy book were all my members written, which day by day were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/139.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your eyes saw me when I was only a fetus. Every day [of my life] was recorded in your book before one of them had taken place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/139.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />you saw me before I was born. The days allotted to me had all been recorded in your book, before any of them ever began. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/139.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your eyes looked upon my embryo, and everything was recorded in your book. The days scheduled for my formation were inscribed, even though not one of them had come yet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/139.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/139.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb. All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/139.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/139.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy eyes saw my substance, yet being imperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/139.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/139.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your eyes saw my unformed substance, "" And all of them are written on Your scroll, "" The days they were formed—And not one among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/139.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed -- And not one among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/139.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thine eyes saw my substance unformed; and upon thy book all of them shall be written; the days they were formed, and not one in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/139.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy eyes did see my imperfect being, and in thy book all shall be written: days shall be formed, and no one in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/139.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 138:16>Your eyes saw my imperfection, and all this shall be written in your book. Days will be formed, and no one shall be in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/139.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your eyes saw me unformed; in your book all are written down; my days were shaped, before one came to be. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/139.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/139.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect; and upon thy books all these things were written, even before day was and man was brought into existence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/139.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And my eyes saw my germination upon your Scriptures; all these things were written; behold, the days were cut short, and there was no person in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/139.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance, And in Thy book they were all written-- Even the days that were fashioned, When as yet there was none of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/139.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thine eyes saw my unwrought <i>substance</i>, and all <i>men</i> shall be written in thy book; they shall be formed by day, though <i>there should for a time</i> be no one among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/139-16.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=17326" 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">15</span>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="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">Your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/1564.htm" title="1564: gā·lə·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- An embryo. From galam; a wrapped.">my unformed body;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">my days</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: yik·kā·ṯê·ḇū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">were written</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: sip̄·rə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">Your book</a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: yuṣ·ṣā·rū (V-Pual-Perf-3cp) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">and ordained for me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Prep:: 3ms) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">before one of them came to be.</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!…<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="/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="/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="/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5</a></span><br />Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a></span><br />I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29-30</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. / And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a></span><br />From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-9.htm">Proverbs 16:9</a></span><br />A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-30.htm">Matthew 10:30</a></span><br />And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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="/2_timothy/1-9.htm">2 Timothy 1:9</a></span><br />He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/33-12.htm">Exodus 33:12</a></span><br />Then Moses said to the LORD, “Look, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My sight.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Galatians 1:15</a></span><br />But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Isaiah 44:2</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20</a></span><br />He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect; and in your book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.</p><p class="hdg">in thy book</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8</a></b></br> Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: <i>are they</i> not in thy book?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">Malachi 3:16</a></b></br> Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard <i>it</i>, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a></b></br> And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is <i>the book</i> of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.</p><p class="hdg">all my members.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/119-158.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/106-48.htm">Book</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Continuance</a> <a href="/psalms/135-16.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Fashioned</a> <a href="/psalms/139-15.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/1_john/4-18.htm">Imperfect</a> <a href="/job/40-18.htm">Members</a> <a href="/psalms/132-17.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Purposed</a> <a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/psalms/139-15.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Unformed</a> <a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/142-4.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-8.htm">Body</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-11.htm">Book</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Continuance</a> <a href="/psalms/141-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/144-12.htm">Fashioned</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-10.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/matthew/7-11.htm">Imperfect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-20.htm">Members</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/psalms/140-4.htm">Purposed</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-13.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Unformed</a> <a href="/psalms/149-9.htm">Written</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'; 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The term "unformed body" refers to the embryonic stage, highlighting God's awareness and care even before physical form is fully developed. This reflects the biblical view of life beginning at conception, aligning with passages like <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a>, where God knows Jeremiah before he is formed in the womb. The imagery of God's "eyes" suggests a personal and attentive observation, indicating that every life is precious and known to God from the very start.<p><b>all my days were written in Your book</b><br>The concept of a divine "book" where one's days are recorded suggests God's sovereign plan and foreknowledge. This aligns with the biblical theme of God's control over history and individual lives, as seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Exodus 32:32-33</a> and <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a>, where books are symbolic of God's record-keeping. The idea that our days are "written" implies a predetermined plan, underscoring the belief in God's providence and the assurance that nothing in life is random or outside His will.<p><b>and ordained for me</b><br>The term "ordained" indicates that God has set apart and established each day with purpose. This reflects the biblical understanding of God's active role in guiding and directing the course of human life. It suggests that every event and circumstance is part of a divine plan, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/2-10.htm">Ephesians 2:10</a>, where believers are created for good works prepared in advance by God. This assurance of divine ordination provides comfort and purpose, knowing that life is not left to chance.<p><b>before one of them came to be.</b><br>This phrase highlights God's eternal nature and His ability to see beyond the constraints of time. It emphasizes that God's knowledge and plans precede human existence, reinforcing His omnipotence and omniscience. This aligns with <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a>, where God declares the end from the beginning, and with the concept of God's eternal purpose in Christ, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a>. The assurance that God knows and plans our days before they unfold offers believers confidence in His unchanging nature and faithful care.<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>, King David, is expressing his awe at God's intimate knowledge and sovereign plan for his life.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>- The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the all-knowing Creator who has a detailed plan for each person's life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_unformed_body.htm">The Unformed Body</a></b><br>- Refers to the embryonic state of a person, emphasizing God's knowledge and care even before birth.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book.htm">The Book</a></b><br>- Symbolizes God's sovereign plan and foreknowledge, where every day of a person's life is recorded.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>- The event of God forming each individual, highlighting His role as the Creator.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_omniscience.htm">God's Sovereignty and Omniscience</a></b><br>Recognize that God has a detailed plan for each life, demonstrating His sovereignty and omniscience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_life.htm">Value of Life</a></b><br>Understand the inherent value and sanctity of life, as God is intimately involved from conception.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Encourage trust in God's plan, even when circumstances are unclear or challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purpose_and_calling.htm">Purpose and Calling</a></b><br>Reflect on the unique purpose and calling God has for each individual, as part of His divine plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/comfort_in_god's_knowledge.htm">Comfort in God's Knowledge</a></b><br>Find comfort in knowing that God is aware of every detail of our lives, providing assurance and peace.<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_defines_bible_truth.htm">What does the Bible say about tomorrow's events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_medicine_fit_with_god's_lifespan.htm">Psalm 39:4 – If God determines our lifespan, how can we reconcile that with modern medicine’s ability to extend life? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'die_once'_mean.htm">What does "appointed unto men once to die" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_tomorrow.htm">What does the Bible say about tomorrow's events?</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>(16) This difficult verse, rendered word for word, gives--<p>"My f?tus (literally, <span class= "ital">rolled</span>) saw thine eyes,<p>And on thy book all of them were written;<p>Days were formed, and not (or, as the Hebrew margin, <span class= "ital">to him</span>) one in them."<p>The reading "substance yet being imperfect" of the Authorised Version follows the LXX. and Vulg., and (Symmachus, "shapeless thing") periphrastically denotes the <span class= "ital">embryo, </span>which the Hebrew word--literally, <span class= "ital">rolled, </span>or <span class= "ital">wrapped, </span>used in <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm" title="And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided here and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.">2Kings 2:8</a>, "of a mantle," in <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm" title="These were your merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among your merchandise.">Ezekiel 27:24</a>, "bales" (Authorised Version, "clothes;" margin, "foldings")--almost scientifically describes. (Comp. <a href="/context/job/10-8.htm" title="Your hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet you do destroy me.">Job 10:8-12</a>; <a href="//apocrypha.org/2_maccabees/7-22.htm" title="I cannot tell how ye came into my womb: for I neither gave you breath nor life, neither was it I that formed the members of every one of you;">2 Maccabees 7:22</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/139.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect</span>; or, "my embryo." The Hebrew text has but the single word <span class="hebrew">גלמי</span>, which probably means, "the still unformed embryonic mass" (Hengstenberg). <span class="cmt_word">And in thy book all my members were written</span>; literally, <span class="accented">all of them</span>; but the pronoun has no antecedent. Professor Cheyne and others suspect the passage to have suffered corruption. But the general meaning can scarcely have been very different from that assigned to the passage in the Authorized Version. <span class="cmt_word">Which in continuance were fashioned</span>, when as yet there was none of them. Modern critics mostly translate "the days," or "my days," "were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them;" <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. "my life was planned out by God, and settled, before I began to be." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/139-16.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">Your eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saw</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֘א֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my unformed body;</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּלְמִ֤י ׀</span> <span class="translit">(gā·lə·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1564.htm">Strong's 1564: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wrapped</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּ֪ם</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were written</span><br /><span class="heb">יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yik·kā·ṯê·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grave, to write</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your book</span><br /><span class="heb">סִפְרְךָ֮</span> <span class="translit">(sip̄·rə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A missive, document, writing, book</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ordained for me</span><br /><span class="heb">יֻצָּ֑רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yuṣ·ṣā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before one of them came to be.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 139:16 Your eyes saw my body (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/139-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 139:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 139:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/139-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 139:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 139:17" /></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>