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Psalm 139:6 KJV
Psalms · chapter 139 · verse 6
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.Psalm 139:6 · King James Version
Psalm 139:6 in context
4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
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Key words (Strong's)
- knowledgedaʻathknowledgeH1847 →
- wonderfulpilʼîyremarkableH6383 →
- highsâgabto be lofty, especially inaccessibleH7682 →
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David here lays down this great doctrine, That the God with whom we have to do has a perfect knowledge of us, and that all the motions and actions both of our inward and of our outward man are naked and open before him. I. He lays down this doctrine in the way of an address to God;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6