Psalms 139:6

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.
• New International Version (NIV)Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
• 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.

Context of Psalms 139:6

4You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. 5You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! 7I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! 8If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there.

Psalms 139:6 word by word

פְּלִ֣יאָֽה דַ֣עַת מִמֶּ֑נִּי נִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗ה לֹא־א֥וּכַֽל לָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847
• too wonderfulפִּלְאִיpil'îy pâlîy' · incomprehensibleH6383
• for me; it is highשָׂגַבώâgab · to exaltH7682
• I cannotיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201

Cross-references for Psalms 139:6

• Psalms 40:5O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.
• Psalms 13:1O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way?
• Job 11:7“Can you solve the mysteries of God? Can you discover everything about the Almighty?
• Job 26:14These are just the beginning of all that he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?”
• Job 42:3You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’ It is I—and I was talking about things I knew nothing about, things far too wonderful for me.
• Proverbs 30:2I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense.
• Romans 11:33Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!

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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• Attain
• Continuance
• Count
• Cover
• Curiously
• Fearfully
• Hold
• Sum
• Uprising
• Wonderfully

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