For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
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Gill's Exposition
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made,.... the formation of man is not of himself, nor of his parents, but of God, and is very wonderful in all its parts; it has been matter of…
Barnes' Notes
For thou hast possessed my reins - The word here rendered “possessed” means properly to “set upright,” to “erect,” and hence, the derivative of the verb is applied to a cane or reed, as being erect.…
It is of great use to us to know the certainty of the things wherein we have been instructed, that we may not only believe them, but be able to tell why we believe them, and to give a reason of the…
God must know the Psalmist perfectly, for He ordered the first beginnings of his life, and foresaw all his destiny.
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