English Standard Versionġ3 For you formed my inward parts you knitted me together in my mother's womb. all of them which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect and in thy book all my members were written, all.: Heb. 15 My substance substance: or, strength, or, body was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 14 I will praise thee for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works and that my soul knoweth right well. You can get these tools individually, or gain access to all of them and more in the NIV Bible Study Pack.Other Translations of Psalm 139:13-16 King James Versionġ3 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. We hope you are encouraged! If you enjoyed this one, check out our SOAP studies on Matthew 12 and Matthew 13.Ĭontent in this post was adapted from the NIV Study Bible, NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible, Quest Study Bible, and Zondervan Bible Commentary. Thank you for joining us on this exploration of Psalm 139:13-16. Help me to treat myself and others as your spectacular work of art. Help me to love the parts of myself that I’ve struggled to accept. Thank you for always being with me, even on my darkest days. Sometimes, it feels like nobody loves me, but I know that you knew me and loved me before I was even born. We encourage you to pray through it and then talk to God in your own words.įather, thank you for creating me. Prayerīelow is a quick prayer that touches on the above discussion of the Psalm. Because God is the addressee of this psalm, we can read it as a prayer and tag on a personal touch. What is our response to such a beautiful image of God as our caring Creator? Verse 14 explains that the only thing to do is to praise Him! Part of praise is verbally recognizing God as the doer of these things. He carefully and skillfully designed you and saw your essence. He has given great thought and care into who you are. Even though He is the God of great and wonderful works, He sees you and loved you before you were even born. The writer of this psalm contrasts the greatness of our God with His intentionality and personal activity. If we are fearfully (awesomely) and wonderfully made, then that makes Him an awesome and wonderful Creator. All we can do is look at Him with awe and wonder. Even with the advances of science, there is still a lot that we cannot begin to comprehend about ourselves. The script for our lives has not been written already, but the span of our lives is sovereignly determined. It is a poetic way of speaking about God’s intentions and best wishes for people. In verse 16, the psalmist is not saying that we have no choice in how our lives turn out. Moreover, both phrases refer to the place of the dead ( Psalm 63 Job 14:13), with which on one level the womb appears to be associated with: Humans come from the dust and they return to the dust ( Gen 3:19), and the womb is the “depth”-like place where they are formed. Verse 15 references the “secret place” and “depths of the earth”, which is referring to the womb, called “the secret place” because it normally conceals ( 2 Sam 12:12), and it shares with “the depths of the earth” associations with darkness, dampness, and separation from the visible realm of life. Interestingly enough, the Hebrews thought of one’s kidneys as their “innermost being”, the center of a person’s emotions and conscience.
In verse 13, “created” is the same Hebrew word as in Genesis 14:19, 22 and Proverbs 8:22 (“brought… forth”). God knows us so thoroughly because he made us.
This is one beautiful piece of poetry, written from created to Creator.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth.Īll the days ordained for me were written in your bookīefore one of them came to be. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.ġ4 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made Try to silence the chatter and avoid making observations just yet. Scriptureįirst, read Psalms 139:13-16 all the way through, taking time to process and digest the whole thing. I, the writer of this blog, chose this passage after hearing it quoted by pastor Judah Smith in “ Afraid to Say“, from Justin Bieber’s EP “ Freedom.” I wanted to learn more about what the poetry meant so I could wrap my head around it. Today we are going to dive into Psalms 139:13-16. SOAP stands for Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer. If you’ve never heard of a SOAP Study, it is a simple framework for studying the Bible.
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