⁸ Such knowledge is higher than the heavens—
    and who are you?
It is deeper than the underworld^[a]—
    what do you know?

¹² “God is so great—higher than the heavens,
    higher than the farthest stars.

² “Even if they dig down to the place of the dead,^[a]
    I will reach down and pull them up.
Even if they climb up into the heavens,
    I will bring them down.

⁹ For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so my ways are higher than your ways
    and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.

⁵ Look up into the sky,
    and see the clouds high above you.

⁶ The underworld^[a] is naked in God’s presence.
    The place of destruction^[b] is uncovered.

² It is God’s privilege to conceal things
    and the king’s privilege to discover them.

³ No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth,
    or all that goes on in the king’s mind!

¹³ Let them all praise the name of the Lord.
    For his name is very great;
    his glory towers over the earth and heaven!

⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
    too great for me to understand!

⁷ I can never escape from your Spirit!
    I can never get away from your presence!
⁸ If I go up to heaven, you are there;
    if I go down to the grave,^[a] you are there.