What does Psalm 139:14 mean?
In Psalm 139, David marvels that God knows him completely: when he sits and rises, his thoughts, and every word before he speaks it. Just before this verse he says God formed him in his mother's womb. Then he bursts into praise: "I am fearfully and wonderfully made." "Fearfully" here means with awe and reverence; human beings are a work so remarkable that it should make us stand in wonder at the Maker. David adds that his soul knows this "right well." The verse speaks powerfully to anyone who struggles with self-worth. Every person bears the careful craftsmanship of God and is valued by him.
Psalm 139:14 in the King James Version
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Context
13 For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
15 My frame wasn’t hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.
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What does Psalm 139:14 mean?
In Psalm 139, David marvels that God knows him completely: when he sits and rises, his thoughts, and every word before he speaks it. Just before this verse he says God formed him in his mother's womb. Then he bursts into praise: "I am fearfully and wonderfully made." "Fearfully" here means with awe and reverence; human beings are a work so remarkable that it should make us stand in wonder at the Maker. David adds that his soul knows this "right well." The verse speaks powerfully to anyone who struggles with self-worth. Every person bears the careful craftsmanship of God and is valued by him.
What does Psalm 139:14 say in the KJV?
Psalm 139:14 (KJV) reads: “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”