Aware, Available, Able

of our life.
a) Physical activity
“You know when I sit down and when I rise up”
He knows when I am active and when I am inactive from the time I get up to the time I sit down.
b) Mental Activity
“You understand my thought from afar”
God not only knows my physical activity but the reasoning process that regulates my sitting and rising. God discerns, or perceives my every thought process.
“From afar” may have reference to either time (future) or space or both. Our mind is like a beehive to other people. They can see what goes in and what comes out but not what goes on inside. God understands our thinking. He is aware of my reasoning process.
He never misinterprets our motives. He never fails to know what we really think or why we do what we do. He understands our deepest longings. He is aware of our struggles at every level. He also knows and understands the agony of our hurtful memories. We can’t fool him. We can’t hide our true intentions from Him. Even though our thought life seems hidden from others, God knows the truth about us.

c) Life journey
“You scrutinize my path and my lying down”
“scrutinize” or “encompass” means to surround in battle or have spies in every corner.
“Path” has to do with my journey or path. God is intimately aware of both my public life and my home life “Lying down”.
Basically he knows everything about my departure and arrival each day; both my running and my resting.
d) Habits of life
“and You are intimately acquainted with all my ways”
God maintains useful knowledge of my every habit of life. He knows every quirk, every habit, every, custom, every little move I make and why I make it.
“God knows what rule we walk by, what end we walk toward, what company we walk with.”

e) Conversations
“Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold, O LORD, You know it all. “
God knows about what we are going to say even before we say it. Not only does God know my thoughts, He knows them before we do and they express themselves in words.

2. Personal Application and Implication
The Psalmist applies this understanding to every intimate detail of his personal life.
There is no need to try to hide from God as Adam did. No point in covering motives.
No point in masking your feelings. No advantage to denying your true thoughts. God fully comprehends every aspect of our life.

This could be a frightening, threatening thing, but David found security in this truth. He considered God’s intimate searching knowledge to be reassuring.
“You have enclosed me behind and before, and laid Your hand upon me.”
David considered God’s absolute knowledge of every aspect of his life to be like an impenetrable fortress of protection. David acknowledged that this intimate knowledge was not restrictive or frightening but protective. God’s involvement has been in the past (behind) and will continue into the future (before). God’s intimate awareness surrounds every aspect of my life. Not only is God aware but He is intimately involved in our life.
We are intimately known and deeply loved. Often we feel that if someone really knew us they would reject us. Well God is fully aware of every aspect of our life and loves us anyway. The realization of God’s personal involvement in his life inspired an exclamation of wonder and amazement as it should us.

3. Response
“Such knowledge