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Psalms 139:13

139:12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. hideth: Heb. darkeneth not the darkness and: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

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For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

For you have possessed my reins: you have covered me in my mother’s womb.

139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. right: Heb. greatly

What does Psalms 139:13 mean?

Psalms 139:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָנָה (qânâh), כִּלְיָה (kilyâh), סָכַךְ (çâkak).

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For
thou
hast
possessedקָנָהqânâh/kaw-naw'/H7069to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
my
reins:כִּלְיָהkilyâh/kil-yaw'/H3629a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self)
thou
hast
coveredסָכַךְçâkak/saw-kak'/H5526properly, to entwine as ascreen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect
me
in
my
mother'sאֵםʼêm/ame/H517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
womb.בֶּטֶןbeṭen/beh'-ten/H990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything

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What does Psalms 139:13 say?

Psalms 139:13 (King James Version) reads: "For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb."

Is Psalms 139:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 139:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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