Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageFor You are the One who created my innermost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GFor You formed my kidneys; You wove me in my mother's womb.
KJV
King James VersionFor thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleFor You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Footnotes
כִלְיֹתָי (*kilyotai*) means "my kidneys" — literally. In Hebrew anthropology the kidneys were the seat of deep emotion, moral sensitivity, and conscience, the organ of the inner life (cf. Ps. 16:7; Jer. 17:10). "Innermost being" is theologically accurate but strips away the visceral, embodied specificity. FOG preserves "kidneys" precisely for this reason; FOG Message renders "innermost being" to communicate the Hebrew concept without confusion. תְּסֻכֵּנִי (*tesukeni*) — from *sakak*, to weave or to shelter with outstretched wings (Ps. 91:4) — portrays creation in the womb as simultaneously skilled craft and tender shelter. FOG renders "wove"; FOG Message "knit" for its familiar craftsmanship imagery.