Psalms 139:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Rom 11:33 : 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!
Job 42:3 : 3 Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Ps 40:5 : 5 Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward; They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.
Job 26:14 : 14 Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
Job 11:7-9 : 7 Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? 8 It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; What canst thou know? 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
Prov 30:2-4 : 2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man; 3 And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One. 4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 139:7-11
5 verses
83%
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 Sheol, behold, thou art there.
9If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.
11If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;
Ps 139:1-5
5 verses
80%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.
3Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways.
4For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.
5Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.
Job 42:3
79%
3Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Ps 73:16
78%
16When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;
Prov 30:18
76%
18There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:
Ps 139:13-18
6 verses
76%
13For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.
14I will give thanks unto thee; For I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
15My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, [And] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, [Even] the days that were ordained [for me], When as yet there was none of them.
17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.
Job 11:7-8
2 verses
76%
7Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
8It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; What canst thou know?
Eccl 7:23-24
2 verses
76%
23All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
24That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
Ps 131:1
75%
1A Song of Ascents; of David. Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.
Ps 139:23
74%
23Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;
Prov 30:3
74%
3And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
Job 9:10-11
2 verses
73%
10That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number.
11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
Ps 73:11
73%
11And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?
Ps 144:3
73%
3Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?
Ps 142:3
72%
3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.
Ps 92:5
72%
5How great are thy works, O Jehovah! Thy thoughts are very deep.
Ps 39:4
72%
4Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.
Rom 11:33
72%
33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!
Job 22:12
71%
12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Job 37:16
71%
16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Ps 40:5
71%
5Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward; They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.
Job 15:9
71%
9What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?
Ps 147:5
71%
5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
Ps 119:73
71%
73YODH. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Job 36:3
71%
3I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
Job 28:12
71%
12But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
Prov 2:5
71%
5Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.
Job 36:26
71%
26Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.
Ps 138:6
71%
6For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.
Job 10:7
70%
7Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?
Ps 119:66
70%
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
Ps 69:5
70%
5O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee.
Job 5:9
70%
9Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number:
Job 23:3
70%
3Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!