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Bible Mysteries

Curiously Wrought in the Lowest Parts of the Earth | Psalm 139 Explained

Bible Mysteries

Bleav + Scott Mitchell

History, Religion, Religion & Spirituality, Mystery, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.7709 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Psalm 139’s phrase “curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth” is examined through Scripture and key Hebrew terms. This episode shows how the passage points beyond physical birth to Christ’s descent and the formation of the Church through resurrection power.

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Hello and welcome once again to unlock the Bible now.

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I'm Brother Scott Mitchell.

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Very happy you could join us again for another message out of God's word. Today, we're

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going to talk about Curiously wrought. First, I want to thank all of you that subscribe to Bible

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mysteries podcast. We appreciate you donating to the ministry. Unlock the Bible now. And we, of course,

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appreciate your prayers. Thank you for that support, because it

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helps us to continue to put this message out, and we pray and hope it's a blessing to you.

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Why don't you join me for a word of prayer? Heavenly Father, we praise you and thank you for

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the Lord Jesus Christ. We thank you for mercy and the grace you've shown us through his shed blood. We thank

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thee for forgiveness of sins and pray that your Holy Spirit would guide us into all understanding

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today as we search the scriptures, and you reveal to us those things you would have us learn

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that would bring glory and honor to thy name and to the Lord Jesus Christ and edify each one within the sound of

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my voice. We thank you and praise you in His precious and holy name. Amen.

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Something was curiously wrought in Psalm 139, and the psalmist praises God for this.

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Many apply this passage as a support text for a pro-life position, and it's a good verse to use.

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But is there a deeper truth to what was curiously wrought in the lower parts of the earth?

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Is this really a euphemism for the womb? What does the scripture say?

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Let's dive in. Our focal passage is found in Psalm 139. We'll start reading in verse one to get the whole

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context. O Lord, thou hast searched me and known me. Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising.

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Thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path. Compassed means to surround.

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Thou compassest my path and my lying down and and aren't quainted with all my ways.

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For there's not a word in my tongue, but lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.

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