Psalm 143:6 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

I stretch out my hands to you in prayer. Like parched land, my soul thirsts for you. Selah(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. Selah

BBE:

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

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

I spread forth my hands unto Thee; my soul thirsteth after Thee, as a weary land. Selah

WBS:

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

WEB:

I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.

YLT:

I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul is as a weary land for Thee. Selah.

Psalm 143:6 Cross References

XREF:

Job 11:13 "If you would direct your heart right And spread out your hand to Him,

Psalm 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?

Psalm 63:1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Psalm 88:9 My eye has wasted away because of affliction; I have called upon You every day, O LORD; I have spread out my hands to You. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

143:1-6 We have no righteousness of our own to plead, therefore must plead God's righteousness, and the word of promise which he has freely given us, and caused us to hope in. David, before he prays for the removal of his trouble, prays for the pardon of his sin, and depends upon mercy alone for it. He bemoans the weight upon his mind from outward troubles. But he looks back, and remembers God's former appearance for his afflicted people, and for him in particular. He looks round, and notices the works of God. The more we consider the power of God, the less we shall fear the face or force of man. He looks up with earnest desires towards God and his favour. This is the best course we can take, when our spirits are overwhelmed. The believer will not forget, that in his best actions he is a sinner. Meditation and prayer will recover us from distresses; and then the mourning soul strives to return to the Lord as the infant stretches out its hands to the indulgent mother, and thirsts for his consolations as the parched ground for refreshing rain.

CONC:

Forth Hands Longs Parched Selah Soul Spread Stretch Stretched Thirsteth Thirsts Thirsty Weary

Forth Hands Longs Need Parched Selah Soul Spread Stretch Stretched Thirsteth Thirsts Thirsty Turned Water Weary

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