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14 I praise you, because I am wonderfully made;
    wonderful are your works!
    My very self you know.
15 My bones are not hidden from you,
When I was being made in secret,
    fashioned in the depths of the earth.[a]
16 Your eyes saw me unformed;
    in your book all are written down;(A)
    my days were shaped, before one came to be.

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Footnotes

  1. 139:15 The depths of the earth: figurative language for the womb, stressing the hidden and mysterious operations that occur there.

14 I praise you(A) because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,(B)
    I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made(C) in the secret place,
    when I was woven together(D) in the depths of the earth.(E)
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained(F) for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.

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