Psalms 143:6

My hands are stretched out to you: my soul is turned to you, like a land in need of water. (Selah.)

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

In Context

5I keep in mind the early days of the past, giving thought to all your acts, even to the work of your hands.

7Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.

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Cross References

Exodus 9:29And Moses said, When I am gone outside the town, my hands will be stretched out to the Lord; the thunders and the ice-storm will come to an end, so that you may see that the earth is the Lord's.

Job 11:13But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;

Psalms 42:3\42:2\My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?

Psalms 63:1A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah.

Psalms 88:9\88:8\You have sent my friends far away from me; you have made me a disgusting thing in their eyes: I am shut up, and not able to come out.

Isaiah 26:8We have been waiting for you, O Lord; the desire of our soul is for the memory of your name.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 143:2-7

Complaints and Petitions. 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord , give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate… Read the whole commentary →

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