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Psalms 139:6

139:5 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.

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

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

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

139:7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

What does Psalms 139:6 mean?

Psalms 139:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דַּעַת (daʻath), פִּלְאִי (pilʼîy), שָׂגַב (sâgab).

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Such
knowledgeדַּעַתdaʻath/dah'-ath/H1847knowledge
is
too
wonderfulפִּלְאִיpilʼîy/pil-ee'/H6383remarkable
for
me;
it
is
high,שָׂגַבsâgab/saw-gab'/H7682to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively
I
cannotיָכֹלyâkôl/yaw-kole'/H3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
attain
unto
it.

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What does Psalms 139:6 say?

Psalms 139:6 (King James Version) reads: "Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it."

Is Psalms 139:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 139:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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