“My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.”
My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. God's knowledge extended even to the secret process of the psalmist's formation in the womb (depths of the earth as metaphor). Intricately woven suggests the complex, purposeful craftsmanship involved in human formation. Being made in secret suggests that much of human development occurs outside consciousness or observation; yet God was present to and aware of this entire process. This verse emphasizes that God's knowledge includes both the conscious and unconscious, the visible and hidden dimensions of existence.
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