Psalm 139:13-16
“For you formed my inward parts. You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, and my soul knows that very well. My frame wasn’t hidden from you when I was made in secret, and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my body, yet being unformed. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.”
Psalm 139 is a personal prayer or meditation, likely written by King David, that reflects on God's comprehensive knowledge and presence. It speaks to the intimacy of God's relationship with each individual, from conception onward, highlighting the divine artistry in human creation.
If our existence is understood as a divine creation, what does this understanding ask of how we treat our own lives and the lives of others?