Psalms 139:13
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
Psalms 139:13 in other translations
| BSB | For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. |
|---|---|
| WEB | For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. |
| ASV | For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. |
| YLT | For Thou--Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly. |
| DARBY | For thou hast possessed my reins; thou didst cover me in my mother's womb. |
| BBE | My flesh was made by you, and my parts joined together in my mother's body. |
| Webster | For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. |
What does Psalms 139:13 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 139:7-16
We cannot see God, but he can see us. The psalmist did not desire to go from the Lord. Whither can I go? In the most distant corners of the world, in heaven, or in hell, I cannot go out of thy reach. No veil can hide us from God; not the thickest darkness. No disguise can save any person or action from being seen in the true light by him. Secret haunts of sin are as open before God as the most open villanies. On the…
Psalms 139:13 in the original Hebrew
Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Cross references for Psalms 139:13
- Jeremiah 1:5
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
- Psalms 119:73
י JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
- Isaiah 44:2
Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
- Job 31:15
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
- Job 10:9-12
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews. Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
- Psalms 22:9-10
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts. I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
- Psalms 71:6
By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
- Isaiah 46:3
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 139:12
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
- Psalms 139:13
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
- 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.
Psalms 139:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque tú poseiste mis riñones; cubrísteme en el vientre de mi madre. |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car tu as possédé mes reins, tu m’as tissé dans le ventre de ma mère. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn du besaßest meine Nieren; du wobest mich in meiner Mutter Leibe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cognovi quia faciet Dominus judicium inopis, et vindictam pauperum. |