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For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
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Psalm 139:13-16 • KJVThese verses emphasize God's intimate knowledge and design of human life from conception. They suggest that human life is sacred and valuable from the earliest stages of development, implying that unborn children are fully recognized by God.