Psalms 139:6
This knowledge is beyond me.It's lofty.I can't attain it.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
In Context
5You hem me in behind and before.You laid your hand on me.
7Where could I go from your Spirit?Or where could I flee from your presence?
Cross References
Job 11:7"Can you fathom the mystery of God?Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
Job 42:3You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?'therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand,things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
Psalms 40:5Many, Lord, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done,and your thoughts which are toward us.They can't be declared back to you.If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Proverbs 30:18"There are three things which are too amazing for me,four which I do not understand:
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 →