13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.

Other Translations of Psalm 139:13

King James Version

13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

English Standard Version

13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.

The Message

13 Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother's womb.

New King James Version

13 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb.

New Living Translation

13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 139:13

Commentary on Psalm 139:7-16

(Read Psalm 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 other hand, the believer cannot be removed from the supporting, comforting presence of his Almighty Friend. Should the persecutor take his life, his soul will the sooner ascend to heaven. The grave cannot separate his body from the love of his Saviour, who will raise it a glorious body. No outward circumstances can separate him from his Lord. While in the path of duty, he may be happy in any situation, by the exercise of faith, hope, and prayer.