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14 I praise thee, for thou art fearful and wonderful.[a]
    Wonderful are thy works!
Thou knowest me right well;
15     my frame was not hidden from thee,
when I was being made in secret,
    intricately wrought in the depths of the earth.
16 Thy eyes beheld my unformed substance;
    in thy book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
    when as yet there was none of them.

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  1. Psalm 139:14 Cn Compare Gk Syr Jerome: Heb fearful things I am wonderful

14 I praise you(A) because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,(B)
    I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made(C) in the secret place,
    when I was woven together(D) in the depths of the earth.(E)
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained(F) for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.

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