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Psalms 139:16 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none "
Psalms 139:16
Verse in Context
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I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still
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Psalms 139:1
"[[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known"
Psalms 139:2
"Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off."
Psalms 139:3
"Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways."
Psalms 139:4
"For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest"
Psalms 139:5
"Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand"
Psalms 139:6
"Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot"
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