Psalms 139:6

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.

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

7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art 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 both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

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  • Job 42:3

    Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

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  • Job 11:7–9

    Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

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  • Job 26:14

    Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

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  • Psalms 40:5

    Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

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  • Proverbs 30:2–4

    Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

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  • Psalms 13:1

    How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

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