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Psalms 139:6 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it. "
Psalms 139:6
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4 For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, LORD, you know it altogether.
5 You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.
6 This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.
7 Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!
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Psalms 139:1
"LORD, you have searched me, and you know me."
Psalms 139:2
"You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar."
Psalms 139:3
"You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways."
Psalms 139:4
"For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, LORD, you know it altogether."
Psalms 139:5
"You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me."
Psalms 139:7
"Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?"
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