PSALMS 139

13 You made me from the inside out,*139:13. Literally, "kidneys," as representative of internal organs. shaping me in my mother’s womb.

14 I praise you for making me in such an awesome and wonderful way. What you do is incredible—I realize this completely!

15 My growing body*139:15. "My growing body," literally, "my bones." was not hidden from you as I was formed in secret, as I was intricately put together "in the depths of the earth."*139:15. "In the depths of the earth": this may relate to a belief that children were formed in the earth before entering the womb, or it may simply be a metaphor for the womb. In any case the point being made is that God observed the process that is hidden from human eyes.

16 You saw me as an embryo, and in your book all my days were written down—the days that were made for me before any of them existed.

17 God, your thoughts are so valuable*139:17. Or "challenging." to me! Taken together, they can’t be counted!