This verse is often misinterpreted literally to suggest physical formation in the earth's underworld or grave, ignoring its metaphorical language where 'lowest parts of the earth' symbolizes the concealed womb; others wrongly infer pre-existence of souls journeying from below or use it as pseudoscientific proof against embryology or evolution, overlooking the psalm's poetic praise of God's omnipresence rather than a geological or biological treatise.
Psalms 139:15
King James Version (1769)
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Psalms 139:15 poetically describes God's intimate knowledge and masterful craftsmanship in forming the psalmist in the hidden depths of the womb, emphasizing divine omniscience and personal involvement from the very beginning of human life, where no part of our creation escapes God's awareness or skill, portraying the embryo's development as a secret, intricate work shaped by the Creator's hand.