Psalms 139:6
For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
In Context
5And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.
Cross References
Job 11:7Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?
Job 42:3Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore I have spoken unwisely, and things that above measure exceeded my knowledge.
Psalms 40:5Blessed is the man whose trust is in the name of the Lord; and who hath not had regard to vanities, and lying follies.
Proverbs 30:18Three things are hard to me, and the fourth I am utterly ignorant of.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:2-7
The Omniscience of God. 1 O Lord , thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord , thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. David here lays down this great doctrine,… Read the whole commentary →