Psalms 143:6
I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul [longeth] for thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 9:29And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands unto the Lord: the thunders shall cease, and the hail shall not be any more; in order that thou mayest know how that to the Lord belongeth the earth.
Job 11:13If thou truly direct [aright] thy heart, and spread out thy hands toward him: —
Psalms 42:3(42:4) My tears have been my food day and night; because men say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?
Psalms 63:1“A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.” (63:2) O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry land, and it is faint without water.
Psalms 88:9(88:10) My eye languisheth by reason of affliction: I call on thee, O Lord, every day, I stretch out unto thee my hands.
Isaiah 26:8Yea, on the path of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; for thy name, and for the remembrance of thee, was the longing of our soul.
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 →