Psalm 139:13
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
Cross-references
Psalm 139:15 continues the same creation imagery, describing our unformed body being woven in secret—deepening the intimacy of God's craftsmanship.
In Psalm 71:6, the psalmist says he leaned on God from before birth — a strong parallel to being formed in the womb and dependent on God.
In Psalm 22:9, the psalmist recalls God taking him from the womb and making him trust — parallel emphasis on God's care from earliest origins.
In Psalm 22:10, the writer says he was cast on God from birth — another expression of dependence on God from the womb, echoing the same theme.
Psalm 100:3 affirms that God made us and we belong to Him—expanding the personal creation here to a communal identity as His people.
In Job 10:9-12, Job describes God forming him from clay and knitting him together — the same creation imagery of God's intimate work in the womb.
In Jeremiah 1:5, God says he knew and consecrated Jeremiah before forming him in the womb — adding foreknowledge and divine calling to formation.
Isaiah 44:24 echoes God forming you in the womb, while also declaring Him as Maker of all things—broadening the scope of His creative power.
In Job 31:15, Job argues that the same God made him and his servant in the womb — applying the theme of divine creation to social equality.
In Isaiah 44:2, God says he formed his people from the womb and will help them — adding a promise of ongoing aid to the fact of creation.
In Isaiah 46:3, God says he has carried Israel from before birth — emphasizing sustained care, not just initial formation in the womb.