Psalms 139:16 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 139:16

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.

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ASV

Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Even the days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was none of them.

KJV

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

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Commentary

3 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 7 (1885)

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect. While as yet the vessel was upon the wheel the Potter saw it all. The Lord knows not only our shape, but our substance: this is substantial knowledge indeed. The Lord's observation of us is intent and intentional, —"Thine eyes did see." Moreover, the divine mind discerns all things as clearly and certainly as men perceive by actual eye sight. His is not hearsay acquaintance, but the knowledge which comes of sight.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Imperfect - When I was first conceived. Book - In thy counsel and providence, by which thou didst contrive and effect this great work, according to that model which thou hadst appointed.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But it was God himself that thus covered us, and therefore he can, when he pleases, discover us; when he hid us from all the world he did not intend to hide us from himself. Concerning the formation of man, of each of us, 1. The glory of it is here given to God, entirely to him; for it is he that has made us and not we ourselves.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
גָּלְמִ֤י׀	gal.Mi	shapeless form my	H1564 →
רָ֘א֤וּ	ra.'U	they saw	H7200 →
עֵינֶ֗יךָ	'ei.Nei.kha	eyes your	H5869 →
וְעַֽל־	ve.'al-	and on	H5921 →
סִפְרְךָ֮	sif.re.Kha	scroll your	H5612 →
כֻּלָּ֪ם	ku.Lam	all of them	H3605 →
יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ	yi.Ka.Te.vu	they were written	H3789 →
יָמִ֥ים	ya.Mim	days	H3117 →
יֻצָּ֑רוּ	yu.Tza.ru	[which] they were ordained	H3335 →
וְל֖וֹ	ve.lo	and to it
אֶחָ֣ד	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
בָּהֶֽם׃	ba.Hem	among them

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their…
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- Matthew 16:27
  For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Daniel 7:10
  A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.
Through
Psalms 56:8
You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?
leads to
- 2 Kings 20:5
  “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I…
- Malachi 3:16
  At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD…
- Revelation 7:17
  For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- Psalms 39:12
  Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
Through
Malachi 3:16
At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD…
leads to
- Revelation 20:12
  And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their…

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Where the connections lead

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