Psalms 139 · Verse 14

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 139:14, King James Version

Psalms 139:14 in other translations

BSBI praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
WEBI will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
ASVI will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
YLTI confess Thee, because that with wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful are Thy works, And my soul is knowing it well.
DARBYI will praise thee, for I am fearfully, wonderfully made. Marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
BBEI will give you praise, for I am strangely and delicately formed; your works are great wonders, and of this my soul is fully conscious.
WebsterI will praise thee: for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: wonderful are thy works; and that my soul well knoweth.

What does Psalms 139:14 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 I am fearfully and wonderfully made - The texture of the human body is the most complicated and curious that can be conceived. It is, indeed, wonderfully made; and it is withal so exquisitely nice and delicate, that the slightest accident may impair or destroy in a moment some of those parts essentially necessary to the continuance of life; therefore, we are fearfully made. And God has done so to show us our frailty, that we should walk with death, keeping life in view; and feel the necessity of depending on the all-wise and continual superintending care and providence of God.

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…

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Psalms 139:14 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.

אֽוֹדְךָ֗'od.KhaI will give thanks to youH3034
עַ֤ל'alonH5921
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
נוֹרָא֗וֹתno.ra.'otawesomeH3372
נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִיnif.Lei.tiI am wonderfulH6395
נִפְלָאִ֥יםnif.la.'Im[are] wonderfulH6381
מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaworks yourH4639
וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.Shiand self myH5315
יֹדַ֥עַתyo.Da.'at[is] knowingH3045
מְאֹֽד\׃me.'OdexceedinglyH3966

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 139:14

  • Genesis 1:26-27

    And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

  • Psalms 111:2

    The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

  • Psalms 104:24

    O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

  • Psalms 92:4-5

    For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

  • Psalms 40:5

    Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

  • Job 5:9

    Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

  • Revelation 15:3

    And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
for I am fearfully.
Ge 1:26,27
marvellous.
92:4,5; 104:24; 111:2; Job 5:9; Re 15:3
right well. Heb. greatly.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 139:15

    My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

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Psalms 139:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Te alabaré; porque formidables, maravillosas son tus obras: estoy maravillado, y mi alma lo conoce mucho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je te célébrerai de ce que j’ai été fait d’une étrange et admirable manière. Tes œuvres sont merveilleuses, et mon âme le sait très bien.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich preise dich darüber, daß ich auf eine erstaunliche, ausgezeichnete Weise gemacht bin. Wunderbar sind deine Werke, und meine Seele weiß es sehr wohl.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Verumtamen justi confitebuntur nomini tuo, et habitabunt recti cum vultu tuo.