Psalms 139:6

4 Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.

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

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

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

8 If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
KJV
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
WEB
This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.
ASV
[Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.
DARBY
O knowledge too wonderful for me! it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.
BLB
[Such] knowledge [is] wonderful for me; it is high, I am not able to atttain it.
ÅB
Å forstå dette er meg for underlig, det er for høyt, jeg makter det ikke.
OTB
Slik kunnskap er for underfull for meg;
Den er så høy at jeg ikke kan fatte den.
B1930
Å forstå dette er mig for underlig, det er for høit, jeg makter det ikke.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Romans 11:33

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

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  • Job 42:3

    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.

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  • Job 11:7–9

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

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  • Job 26:14

    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?”

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  • Psalms 40:5

    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.

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  • Proverbs 30:2–4

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

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  • Psalms 13:1

    How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

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