Psalm 139:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 139:1-6

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; he says it to him, acknowledging it to him, and giving him the glory of it. Divine truths look fully as well when they are prayed over as when they are preached over, and much better than when they are disputed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:6

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ,.... Meaning either the knowledge of himself, such as God had of him, which was vastly superior to what he had of himself; and especially the knowledge of other persons and things, whether visible or invisible, in heaven, earth, or hell; things past, present, and to come; or else the manner in which God knew all this was amazing to him, and quite impenetrable by him; that he did know him, his thoughts, his words and actions, and so those of all... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 139:6

Such knowledge is too wonderful - I think, with Kennicott, that דעת פלאיה pelaiah daath should be read הדעת פלאי peli haddaath , "This knowledge," ממני mimmenni , "is beyond or above me." This change is made by taking the ה he from the end of פלאיה pelaiah , which is really no word, and joining it with דעת daath ; which, by giving it an article, makes it demonstrative, הדעת haddaath , "This knowledge." This kind of knowledye, God's knowledge, that takes in all... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 139:6

Verse 6 6.Thy knowledge is wonderful above me Two meanings may be attached to ממני : mimmenni. We may read upon me, or, in relation to me, and understand David to mean that God’s knowledge is seen to be wonderful in forming such a creature as man, who, to use an old saying’, may be called a little world in himself; nor can we think without astonishment of the consummate artifice apparent in the structure of the human body, and of the excellent endowments with which the human soul is invested.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 139:1-6

God's knowledge of us. 1. We sometimes say that "we know" a certain man who is a neighbor. By this we may mean nothing more than that we can distinguish him from his fellows, and give him his proper name. That is a slight acquaintance indeed. 2. Sometimes when we make such an affirmation we mean that we have a general knowledge of his occupation and his more outward and formal habits. That goes a very little way. 3. Sometimes we mean more than this—we intimate that we know what a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 139:1-24

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 139:1-24

Lord, thou knowest altogether. This psalm, one of the most sublime of them all, is of unknown authorship. It seems to be the composition of some saint of God who lived after the Captivity. If so , what proof it gives of the blessing of sanctified sorrow (cf. the probably companion psalm, Psalms 119:1-176 ; Psalms 119:67 , Psalms 119:71 , Psalms 119:75 )! The furnace of the Exile, the husks of the far country, did bring prodigal Israel to himself; and this psalm is one clear... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 139:6

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. The psalmist does not say, "such knowledge," but simply "knowledge," i . e . real true knowledge, such as deserves the name. "The thought of God's omniscience makes him feel as if real knowledge were beyond his reach" (Kay). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 139:6

The oppression of the Divine omniscience. "Such knowledge is too wonderful for me." "Nowhere are the great attributes of God—his omniscience, his omnipresence, his omnipotence—set forth so strikingly as they are in this magnificent psalm. Nowhere is there a more overwhelming sense of the fact that man is beset and compassed about by God, pervaded by his Spirit, unable to take a step without his control; and yet nowhere is there a more emphatic assertion of the personality of man as... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 139:6

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me - literally, “Wonderful knowledge away from me,” or, more than I can comprehend. It is beyond my reach; it surpasses all my powers to comprehend it.It is high, I cannot attain unto it - It is so exalted that I cannot grasp it; I cannot understand how it can be. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 139:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 139:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 139:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 139:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 139:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 139:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 139:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 139:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 139:6

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