Psalms 143:6
I stretch forth my hands to thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Webster 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 thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
Cross References
Exodus 9:29And Moses said to him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands to the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.
Job 11:13If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands towards him;
Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, Where is thy God?
Psalms 63:1A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Psalms 88:9My eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands to thee.
Isaiah 26:8Yes, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
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 →