13 For you created my inmost being;(A)
    you knit me together(B) in my mother’s womb.(C)
14 I praise you(D) because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,(E)
    I know that full well.

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13 For you (A)formed my inward parts;
    you (B)knitted me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.[a]
(C)Wonderful are your works;
    my soul knows it very well.

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  1. Psalm 139:14 Or for I am fearfully set apart

13 For it was you who created my inward parts;[a]
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.(A)
14 I will praise you
because I have been remarkably and wondrously made.[b][c]
Your works are wondrous,
and I know this very well.(B)

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  1. 139:13 Lit my kidneys
  2. 139:14 DSS, some LXX mss, Syr, Jer read because you are remarkable and wonderful
  3. 139:14 Hb obscure

13 For You (A)formed my [a]inward parts;
You (B)wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will give thanks to You, for [b]I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
(C)Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 139:13 Lit kidneys
  2. Psalm 139:14 Some ancient versions read You are fearfully wonderful