Psalms 143:6
I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
World English 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 doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.
Cross References
Exodus 9:29Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunders shall cease, and there will not be any more hail; that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
Job 11:13“If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.
Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”
Psalms 63:1God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
Psalms 88:9My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, LORD. I have spread out my hands to you.
Isaiah 26:8Yes, in the way of your judgments, LORD, we have waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire 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 →