Psalm 139:6 “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.”

Psalm 139:6

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

World English Bible

This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.

American Standard Version

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thy knowledge is too wonderfull for mee: it is so high that I cannot attaine vnto it.

Darby Translation

O knowledge too wonderful for me! it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.

Young's Literal Translation

Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.

Bible in Basic English

Such knowledge is a wonder greater than my powers; it is so high that I may not come near it.

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Cross references

“knowledge”

Romans 11:33 Job 42:3 Psalm 40:5 Job 11:7–9 Job 26:14 Proverbs 30:2–4

Romans 11:33 · BSB

O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

Job 42:3 · BSB

You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

Psalm 40:5 · BSB

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

Job 11:7–9 · BSB

Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?

Job 26:14 · BSB

Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”

Proverbs 30:2–4 · BSB

Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.

7Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?

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