Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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.
New American Standard Bible
And in
The
When as yet there was not one of them.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.
International Standard Version
Your eyes looked upon my embryo, and everything was recorded in your book. The days scheduled for my formation were inscribed, even though not one of them had come yet.
A Conservative Version
Thine eyes saw my unformed substance, and in thy book they were all written, [even] the days that were ordained, when as yet there was none of them.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were appointed for me,
When as yet there was not one of them [even taking shape].
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Thine eyes saw my substance unformed; and upon thy book all of them shall be written; the days they were formed, and not one in them.
King James 2000
Your eyes did see my substance, being yet unformed; and in your book they were all written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Your eyes saw my embryo, and in your book they all were written-- days fashioned [for me] when [there was] not one of them.
Modern King James verseion
Your eyes saw my embryo; and in Your book all my members were written, the days they were formed, and not one was among them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect; and in thy book were all my members written, which day by day were fashioned, when as yet there was not one of them.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Mine unfinished substance, thine eyes beheld, and, in thy book, all the parts thereof were written, - the days they should be fashioned! while yet there was not one among them.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Books » Illustrative of » Memorials of God's providence
God » The incarnation of Christ, both a mystery and a revelation » Vision of
Name » Those whose names are written in the book of life
Predestination » The lord predestining
Vision » Of Christ, full of compassion » Divine, comprehends all human life
Devotionals
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 139:16
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Verse Info
Context Readings
The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God
15 My frame was not unseen by you when I was made secretly, and strangely formed in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 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. 17 How dear are your thoughts to me, O God! how great is the number of them!
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 56:8
You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record?
Malachi 3:16
Then those in whom was the fear of the Lord had talk together: and the Lord gave ear, and it was recorded in a book to be kept in mind before him, for those who had the fear of the Lord and gave thought to his name.
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, great and small, taking their places before the high seat; and the books were open, and another book was open, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by the things which were in the books, even by their works.