O Lord, you have searched me and known me. God's exhaustive knowledge of the psalmist's inner self becomes the opening claim; God has not merely observed externally but penetrated to the depths of being. Searched suggests active inquiry and exploration; known means comprehensive, intimate familiarity. This establishes that human interiority—thoughts, motivations, desires—lies fully open before God. The claim of being fully known creates both comfort and potential anxiety depending on whether one trusts God's judgment. This verse grounds the entire psalm in the assertion of God's omniscience.

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