Psalms 139:14 — King James Version← Study notes

“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”

Psalms 139:14 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 139:1410 words

HebrewMeaning

אֽוֹדְ/ךָ֗ʾwōdəkā

I will give thanks to youverbH3034

confess · praise · shoot · thank(-ful ···

עַ֤לʿal

onpronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

כִּ֥יkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

נוֹרָא֗וֹתnwōrāʾwōt

awesomeverbH3372

be afraid · dread · fear(-ful · -fully ···

נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִיnipəlēytiy

I am wonderfulverbH6395

show marvellous · separate · set apart · sever ···

נִפְלָאִ֥יםnipəlāʾiym

are wonderfulverbH6381

(arise...too · be too) hard · hidden · things too high ···

מַעֲשֶׂ֑י/ךָmaʿăśeykā

works yournounH4639

art · bakemeat · business · deed ···

וְ֝/נַפְשִׁ֗/יwənapəšiy

and self myconjH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

יֹדַ֥עַתyōdaʿat

is knowingverbH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

מְאֹֽדməʾōd

exceedinglyadvH3966

especially · exceeding · far · fast ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 139:14

1. ...Our Lord Jesus Christ speaks in the Prophets, sometimes in His own Name, sometimes in ours, because He makes Himself one with us; as it is said, “they two shall be one flesh.” Wherefore also the Lord says in the Gospel, speaking of marriage, “therefore they are no more two, but one flesh.” One flesh, because of our mortality He took flesh; not one divinity, for He is the Creator, we the creature. Whatsoever then our Lord speaks in the person of the Flesh He took upon…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 139 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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