I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. The acknowledgment of being wonderfully made shifts from anxiety about divine knowledge to praise of divine craftsmanship. Fearfully suggests both awe and the appropriate fear (reverence) before divine workmanship. The wonderful nature of the psalmist's creation becomes ground for praise; being thoroughly known by the creator becomes occasion for gratitude rather than dread. The assertion I know that full well suggests personal acknowledgment and internalization of this truth. This verse represents a turning point: acceptance of God's knowledge of the self through recognition of God's creative artistry.

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