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Berean Standard Bible

“Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.”

Psalms 139:16

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In Psalm 139, after marveling at how God formed him in the womb, David reflects on God's knowledge of his entire life. The Hebrew word for his unformed body appears only here in the Old Testament and refers to an embryo.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mi embrión vieron tus ojos, y en tu libro estaban escritas todas aquellas cosas que fueron luego formadas, sin faltar una de ellas.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Tus ojos vieron mi cuerpo en gestación: todo estaba ya escrito en tu libro; todos mis días se estaban diseñando, aunque no existía uno solo de ellos.

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