Psalms 139:6

“Too wonderful is knowledge for me; it is high; I cannot reach it.”

Psalms 139:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 139:6, word by word

Too wonderfulפְּלִיאָהpelia

wonderful

Wonderful: so great or so high that it is beyond understanding. Of the same family as "wonder."

Where else “pelia” appears
is knowledgeדַעַתdaat

knowledge

What one has learned; or a close bond with God.

Where else “daat” appears
it is highנִשְׂגְּבָהnisgva

set on high

To set safely above, out of danger.

Where else “nisgva” appears
I cannotאוּכַלuchal

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

Where else “uchal” appears

The context

5Behind and before you have hemmed me in, and you have laid on me your palm.

6 · This verse (above)

7Where shall I go from your spirit, and where from your face shall I flee?

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