Psalms 139:14

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
praise	אֽוֹדְךָ֗ 'od.Kha	H3034	physically · verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
fearfully	נוֹרָא֗וֹת no.ra.'ot	H3372	to fear · verb, niphal active participle, feminine plural absolute
made	נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי nif.Lei.ti	H6395	to distinguish (literally or figuratively) · verb, niphal perfect, 1st person common singular
marvellous	נִפְלָאִ֥ים nif.la.'Im	H6381	properly · verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
works	מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ ma.'a.Sei.kha	H4639	an action (good or bad) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
soul	וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י ve.naf.Shi	H5315	properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
knoweth	יֹדַ֥עַת yo.Da.'at	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular absolute
well	מְאֹֽד me.'Od	H3966	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Genesis 1:26-27 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of th…
Psalms 111:2 The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Psalms 104:24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Psalms 92:4-5 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
Psalms 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in orde…
Job 5:9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
Revelation 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty;…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:7-16

It is of great use to us to know the certainty of the things wherein we have been instructed, that we may not only believe them, but be able to tell why we believe them, and to give a reason of the hope that is in us. David is sure that God perfectly knows him and all his ways, I. Because he is always under his eye. If God is omnipresent, he must needs be omniscient; but he is omnipresent; this supposes the infinite and immensity of his being, from which follows the ubiquity of his presence; heaven and earth include the whole creation, and the Creator fills both (Jer 23:24); he not only knows both, and governs both, but he fills both. Every part of the creation is under God's intuition and i…

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John Gill on Psalms 139:14

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made,.... the formation of man is not of himself, nor of his parents, but of God, and is very wonderful in all its parts; it has been matter of astonishment to many Heathens, as Galen and others, who have, with any carefulness, examined the structure and texture of the human body, the exact symmetry and just proportion of all its parts, their position and usefulness; holy every bone, muscle, artery, nerve and fibre, are nicely framed and placed to answer their designed end; particularly the eye and ear, the exquisite make of them for sight and sound, have filled the most diligent inquirers into nature with amazement and wonder, and are a…

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John Calvin on Psalms 139:13-16

Psalm 139:13-16 13. For thou hast possessed [209] my reins; thou hast covered me [210] in my mother's womb, 14. I will praise thee; for I have been made wonderful terribly; marvellous are thy works, and my soul shall know them well. 15. My strength is not hid from thee, [211] which thou hast made in secret: I was woven together in the lowest parts of the earth. 16. Thine eyes did see my shapelessness; all are written in thy book, they were formed by days, and not one of them. 13. For thou hast possessed my reins Apparently he prosecutes the same subject, though he carries it out somewhat farther, declaring that we need not be surprised at God's knowledge of the most secret thoughts of men,…

The Church Fathers

"I will confess to You, O Lord, for terribly have You been made wonderful: wondrous are Your works, and my soul knows it right well" [Psalm 139:14]. Aforetime "Your knowledge was made wonderful from me, it had waxed great, nor could I attain unto it." From me then "it had waxed great." Whence does "my soul" now "know right well," save because the "night is light in my delight?" save because Your grace has come unto me, and enlightened my darkness? save because You have possessed my reins? save because You have taken me up from my mother's womb?
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 139

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Dictionary and topics

Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Man · CREATED — CREATED
Physiology · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 139:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:7-16

John Gill on Psalms 139:14

John Calvin on Psalms 139:13-16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 139:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:7-16

John Gill on Psalms 139:14

John Calvin on Psalms 139:13-16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 139:13-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 139:13

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 139:14