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Psalms 143:6
6I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude
Psalms 143:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah
Context of Psalms 143:6
4I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear. 5I remember the days of old. I ponder all your great works and think about what you have done. I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude 7Come quickly, Lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die. 8Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.
Read all of Psalms 143Psalms 143:6 word by word
פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי יָדַ֣י אֵלֶ֑יךָ נַפְשִׁ֓י׀ כְּאֶֽרֶץ־עֲיֵפָ֖ה לְךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 143:6
- Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread our hands in prayer to foreign gods,
- Psalms 88:9My eyes are blinded by my tears. Each day I beg for your help, O Lord; I lift my hands to you for mercy.
- Job 11:13“If only you would prepare your heart and lift up your hands to him in prayer!
- Psalms 42:1As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.
- Psalms 63:1O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.
- Psalms 84:2I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.
- Isaiah 26:8Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.
- Isaiah 35:7The parched ground will become a pool, and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land. Marsh grass and reeds and rushes will flourish where desert jackals once lived.
- John 7:37On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!
Commentaries on Psalms 143:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6I stretch forth my hands unto thee - In prayer. I have nowhere else to go. See Psalm 88:9. My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land - As land in a time of drought “seems” to thirst for rain. See the notes at Psalm 63:1. Compare Psalm 42:1. The word rendered “thirsty” here means properly “weary.” The idea is that of a land which seems to be weary; which has no vigor of growth; and where everything seems to be exhausted. The same word occurs in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The psalmist’s thirst is a deep longing for God’s redemption (see Psalm 42:1–2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. The distress is aggravated by the contrast of former comfort (Psa 22:3-5), for whose return he longs. a thirsty land--which needs rain, as did his spirit God's gracious visits (Psa 28:1; 89:17).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 6like a weary land in exile.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 143
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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