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Psalms 139:6
6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
Psalms 139:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand!
Context of Psalms 139:6
4Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. 5You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 7Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? 8If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
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פְּלִ֣יאָֽה דַ֣עַת מִמֶּ֑נִּי נִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗ה לֹא־א֥וּכַֽל לָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 139:6
- Psalms 40:5Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
- Psalms 13:1How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
- Job 11:7“Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
- Job 26:14And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”
- Job 42:3You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
- Proverbs 30:2Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.
- Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
Commentaries on Psalms 139:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me - literally, “Wonderful knowledge away from me,” or, more than I can comprehend. It is beyond my reach; it surpasses all my powers to comprehend it. It is high, I cannot attain unto it - It is so exalted that I cannot grasp it; I cannot understand how it can be.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The Lord’s wonderful understanding lies beyond the psalmist’s ability to comprehend (see Judges 13:18).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 6Knowledge is hidden from me, etc. A place to escape from You is covered up and hidden from me. (I found this.)Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 139
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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