Peairtach
Puritan Board Doctor
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.
Why does the Psalmist say that he was made in "the lowest parts of the earth" ?
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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.
It is simply a euphemism for the womb.
Jonah 2:1Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
Why does the Psalmist say that he was made in "the lowest parts of the earth" ?
Why does the Psalmist say that he was made in "the lowest parts of the earth" ?
Is he reflecting on the original creation of man as described in Genesis 2:7, and extending the image to his own individual creation?
This work is wrought as much in private as if it had been accomplished in the grave, or in the darkness of the abyss. The expressions are poetical, beautifully veiling, though not absolutely concealing, the real meaning.* ~Treasury of David
Gen 3: 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.