Psalms 139:14 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Psalms 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.

Psalms 139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

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

Psalms 139:15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Psalms 139:16 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "praise", "thee", "fearfully", "wonderfully", "marvellous", "works", "soul", and "knoweth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "praise" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "For thou hast possessed my reins thou..." into verse 15's "My substance was not hid from thee...", so "praise" and "thee" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "praise" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.