PSA 139:16 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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ULT Your eyes saw my unformed body;
⇔ all the days formed for me were recorded
⇔ in your book even before the first of them was.

UST You saw me before I was born.
⇔ You wrote in your book the number of days that you had decided that I would live.
⇔ You did that before any of those days had even started!

BSB 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.

OEB ⇔ Your eyes saw all my days:
⇔ they stood on your book every one
⇔ written down, before they were fashioned,
⇔ while none of them yet was mine.

WEBBE Your eyes saw my body.
⇔ In your book they were all written,
⇔ the days that were ordained for me,
⇔ when as yet there were none of them.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb.
⇔ All the days ordained for me
⇔ were recorded in your scroll
⇔ before one of them came into existence.

LSV Your eyes saw my unformed substance,
And all of them are written on Your scroll,
The days they were formed—And not one among them.

FBV You saw me as an embryo, and in your book all my days were written down—the days that were made for me before any of them existed.

T4T You saw me before I was born.
⇔ You wrote in your book the number of days that you had decided that I would live.
⇔ You did that before any of those days had even started!

LEB • Your eyes saw my embryo,[fn] and in your book they all were written—
• days fashioned for me when there was not one of them.

139:? Hebrew “unformed substance”

BBE Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book all my days were recorded, even those which were purposed before they had come into being.

Moff all the days of my life were foreseen by thee,
⇔ set down within thy book;
⇔ ere ever they were shaped, they were assigned me,
⇔ ere ever one of them was mine.

JPS Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance, and in Thy book they were all written — even the days that were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

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.

DRA No DRA PSA 139:16 verse available

YLT Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed — And not one among them.

Drby Thine eyes did see my unformed substance, and in thy book all [my members] were written; [during many] days were they fashioned, when [as yet] there was none of them.

RV Thine eyes did see mine unperfect substance, and in thy book were all my members written, which day by day were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

Wbstr Thy eyes saw my substance, yet being imperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

KJB-1769 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.[fn][fn]
(Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy/your book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. )

139.16 all…: Heb. all of them

139.16 which…: or, what days they should be fashioned

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Thine eyes did see my substance yet being vnperfect, and in thy booke all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned: when as yet there was none of them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

139:16 Heb. all of them.

139:16 Or, what dayes they should be fashioned.

Bshps Thyne eyes dyd see me when I was most imperfect: and in thy booke were written euery day of them wherin the partes of my body were shaped, and no one of them were knowen vnto thee.
(Thyne eyes did see me when I was most imperfect: and in thy/your book were written every day of them wherein the partes of my body were shaped, and no one of them were known unto thee/you.)

Gnva Thine eyes did see me, when I was without forme: for in thy booke were all things written, which in continuance were facioned, when there was none of them before.
(Thine eyes did see me, when I was without forme: for in thy/your book were all things written, which in continuance were facioned, when there was none of them before. )

Cvdl my dayes were fashioned, when as yet there was not one of them
(my days were fashioned, when as yet there was not one of them)

Wycl No Wycl PSA 139:16 verse available

Luth Deine Augen sahen mich, da ich noch unbereitet war, und waren alle Tage auf dein Buch geschrieben, die noch werden sollten, und derselben keiner da war.
(Deine Augen saw me, there I still unbereitet was, and were all days on/in/to your book written, the still become sollten, and derselben keiner there was.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 139:16 verse available

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Heart in the Psalms

The Hebrew words leb and lebab (both meaning “heart”) are hard to translate because they rarely refer to the physical human heart. Rather, these terms usually refer to the center of one’s being, an image for a person’s thought life, reflections, and will. The story of the heart reveals a person’s commitment and direction in life.

The hearts of the wicked are cunning and scheming (Ps 58:2; 64:6; 140:2). The wicked are deceptive, hypocritical, greedy, jealous, and lacking in integrity (10:3; 28:3; 41:6; 55:21; 62:4; 141:4). As time goes on, they become more arrogant, callous, and stubborn (14:1; 17:10; 73:7; 78:8; 81:12; 95:8, 10; 101:5; 119:70). The wicked are only committed to themselves (78:37), and their destructive way of life (5:9) leads to their own destruction.

Meanwhile, the psalmists openly confess their sorrow, trouble, anguish, and despair (13:2; 22:14; 25:17; 38:8, 10; 40:12; 55:4; 61:2; 69:20; 73:21, 26; 109:22; 143:4; 147:3). Through their pain, their hearts grow. They pray intensely (62:8; 119:145), long for God (84:2), trust in him (28:7), and open their hearts to God’s examination (7:9; 17:3; 26:2; 139:1-6, 23). Their commitment does not waver, and their hearts are pure (24:4; 51:10; 73:1, 13) and contented (131:1), even when broken. As their broken hearts (34:17-18; 51:17) are healed by the Lord (147:3), they become strong, confident (27:3, 14; 31:24; 57:7; 108:1; 112:7-8; 138:3), and full of life (22:26; 69:32). In the end, the Lord satisfies them and gives them the desires of their hearts (20:4; 21:2; 37:4). This fills the godly with joy and praise (4:7; 9:1; 13:5; 16:7, 9; 19:8; 30:11-12; 33:21; 86:12; 89:50; 102:4; 105:3; 111:1; 119:7, 111; 138:1).

Passages for Further Study

Pss 7:9; 9:1; 13:2; 14:1; 16:7-9; 17:3; 19:8; 20:4; 21:2; 22:14, 26; 24:4; 26:2; 27:3, 14; 28:3, 7; 33:21; 34:17-18; 37:4; 38:8, 10; 51:10, 17; 55:4, 21; 57:7; 58:2; 61:2; 62:4, 8-10; 64:6; 69:20; 73:1, 7, 13, 21, 26; 78:8, 37; 81:12; 84:2; 86:12; 89:50; 95:8, 10; 102:4; 108:1; 109:22; 111:1; 119:70, 111, 145; 131:1; 138:1; 139:1-24; 140:2; 147:3

Parallel PSA 139:16