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I will give thanks to you, For I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.

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A Miracle in the Mirror

Commentators overwhelmingly agree that "fearfully and wonderfully made" refers to the awe-inspiring complexity of the human body. Scholars like Barnes and Spurgeon note that the more one understands anatomy—the intricate systems of bones, muscles, and nerves—the more one should be filled with reverence for the Creator. Your own body is presented as a masterpiece of divine wisdom and a primary evidence of God's marvelous works.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 139:14

18th Century

Theologian

I will praise you - I will not merely admire what is so great and marvelous, but I will acknowledge you in a public manner as wise, and holy…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Psalms 139:14

19th Century

Bishop

For I am ...—Literally, because I am fearfully separated or distinguished (see Note on Psalm 26…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Psalm 139:13–14

19th Century

Preacher

You have covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise you;

That is a very sweet thing for the psalmist to say. Just when he felt st…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 139:14

17th Century

Pastor

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully
made the formation of man is not of himself, nor of h…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 139:7–16

17th Century

Minister

We cannot see God, but he can see us. The psalmist did not desire to go from the Lord. Where can I go? In the most distant corners of the world, in…