Psalms 139:14

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“I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.”

What this verse means

We are ‘fearfully and wonderfully made’—intentionally crafted by God. Our existence is no accident, and we can praise him for it.

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BSBPD

“I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“I confess Thee, because that <FI>with<Fi> wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful <FI>are<Fi> Thy works, And my soul is knowing <FI>it<Fi> well.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 139:14 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 1:26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
  2. Job 5:9the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
  3. Psalms 40:5Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
  4. Psalms 92:4For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
  5. Psalms 92:6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
  6. Psalms 104:24How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
  7. Psalms 111:2Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
  8. Revelation 15:3and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

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