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Psalms 139:6 King James Version (KJV)

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


Psalms 139:6 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

6 Such knowledge H1847 is too wonderful H6383 H6383 for me; it is high, H7682 I cannot H3201 attain unto it.


Psalms 139:6 American Standard (ASV)

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


Psalms 139:6 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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


Psalms 139:6 Darby English Bible (DARBY)

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


Psalms 139:6 World English Bible (WEB)

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


Psalms 139:6 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Cross Reference

Job 11:7-9 KJV

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

Proverbs 30:2-4 KJV

Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

Commentary on Psalms 139 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


PSALM 139

Ps 139:1-24. After presenting the sublime doctrines of God's omnipresence and omniscience, the Psalmist appeals to Him, avowing his innocence, his abhorrence of the wicked, and his ready submission to the closest scrutiny. Admonition to the wicked and comfort to the pious are alike implied inferences from these doctrines.