KJV ORIGINAL
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts even from far away.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is expressing that God knows every detail of his daily actions and even understands his thoughts completely.
📚 Historical Context
This psalm is attributed to David and reflects the Hebrew understanding that God is omniscient (all-knowing) and omnipresent (everywhere at once). In ancient Hebrew culture, sitting and rising represented the full cycle of daily activities, so David is saying God knows everything he does. The phrase 'afar off' emphasizes that distance doesn't limit God's knowledge.
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