Psalms 139:16 — Compare Translations

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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.

English Amplified

Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

Your eyes watched me before I was born. Before I had seen the light of day, you decided how many days I would live! You wrote it down in your book.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

You could see my body grow each passing day. You listed all my parts, and not one of them was missing.

Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there were none of them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

you saw me before I was born. The days allotted to me had all been recorded in your book, before any of them ever began.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Your eyes saw me when I was only a fetus. Every day {of my life} was recorded in your book before one of them had taken place.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all [my] days were written in Your book and planned before a single one of them began.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Your eyes have seen my unshaped substance; And in Your book all of them were written The days that were formed for me, When as yet there was not one of them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Your eyes saw my unformed substance. And in Your book were they all written, the days created for me, when as yet there were none of them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Your eyes foresaw my actions; in your book all are written down; my days were shaped, before one came to be.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

your eyes saw my body even before it was formed. You planned how many days I would live. You wrote down the number of them in your book before I had lived through even one of them.

English NIV

your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

English NKJ 1982

Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.

English NLT

You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

You saw who you created me to be before I became me! Before I’d ever seen the light of day, the number of days you planned for me were already recorded in your book.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Thy eyes beheld my unformed substance; in thy book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

You saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day was recorded in your book!

English Tyndale 1537

Thine eyes see mine unperfectness, they stand all written in thy book: my days were fashioned, when as yet there was not one of them.