Psalms 143:6
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
Majority Standard Bible
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 remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
Cross References
Exodus 9:29Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
Job 11:13As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Psalms 63:1A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Psalms 88:9My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
Isaiah 26:8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
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 →