Psalm 73:16


When I considered how to understand this,
It was too great an effort for me and too painful

Ecclesiastes 8:17

and I saw all the work of God, I concluded that man cannot discover the work that is done under the sun. Even though man may labor in seeking, he will not discover; and [more than that], though a wise man thinks and claims he knows, he will not be able to find it out.

Psalm 36:6


Your righteousness is like the mountains of God,
Your judgments are like the great deep.
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.

Psalm 39:6


“Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade];
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.

Psalm 77:19


Your way [of escape for Your people] was through the sea,
And Your paths through the great waters,
And Your footprints were not traceable.

Psalm 97:2


Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai];
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Proverbs 30:2-3


Surely I am more brutish and stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man [for I do not know what I do not know].

Luke 18:32-34

He will be betrayed and handed over to the Gentiles (Roman authorities), and will be mocked and ridiculed and insulted and abused and spit on,

John 16:18-19

So they were saying, “What does He mean when He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.”

Romans 11:33

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and decisions and how unfathomable and untraceable are His ways!

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Summary

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

Too painful for me

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Psalm 36:6

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God,
Your judgments are like the great deep.
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
Psalm 77:19

Your way [of escape for Your people] was through the sea,
And Your paths through the great waters,
And Your footprints were not traceable.
Psalm 97:2

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai];
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
Proverbs 30:2

Surely I am more brutish and stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man [for I do not know what I do not know].
Ecclesiastes 8:17
and I saw all the work of God, I concluded that man cannot discover the work that is done under the sun. Even though man may labor in seeking, he will not discover; and [more than that], though a wise man thinks and claims he knows, he will not be able to find it out.
Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and decisions and how unfathomable and untraceable are His ways!

Too painful for me

Psalm 39:6

“Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade];
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.
Luke 18:32
He will be betrayed and handed over to the Gentiles (Roman authorities), and will be mocked and ridiculed and insulted and abused and spit on,
John 16:18
So they were saying, “What does He mean when He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.”

General references

Psalm 94:19

When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your comforts delight me.