Psalms 139:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 139:6

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4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, ^aYou know it altogether.

5 You have¹ hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.

6 ^aSuch knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.

7 ^aWhere can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?

8 ^aIf I ascend into heaven, You are there;
^bIf I make my bed in¹ hell, behold, You are there.

9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.

11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall¹ fall on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;

12 Indeed, ^athe darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

13 For You¹ formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.

14 I will praise You, for¹ I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.

15 ^aMy¹ frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.

17 ^aHow precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!

18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.

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

Amplified® Bible
Your [infinite] knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high above me, I cannot reach it.

Contemporary English Version
I can't understand all of this! Such wonderful knowledge is far above me.

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

Good News Bible
Your knowledge of me is too deep; it is beyond my understanding.

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

New American Standard Bible
{Such} knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is {too} high, I cannot attain to it.

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

New King James Version
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Such knowledge seems too wonderful for me; It seems too high, I cannot attain to it.

Revised Standard Version
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it.

Young's Literal Translation
Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.

New English Translation
Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.¹

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