Parallel Verses New International Version I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. King James Bible I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. Darby Bible Translation I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, [thirsteth] after thee. Selah. World English Bible I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah. Young's Literal Translation I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul is as a weary land for Thee. Selah. Psalm 143:6 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleI stretch forth my hands - This is a natural action. All in distress, or under the influence of eager desire, naturally extend their hands and arms, as if to catch at help and obtain succor. As a thirsty land - Parched and burned by the sun, longs for rain, so does my thirsty soul for the living God. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge stretch forth Psalm 44:20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; Job 11:13 If you prepare your heart, and stretch out your hands toward him; my soul Psalm 42:1,2 As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God... Library The Prayer of Prayers'Teach me to do Thy will; for Thou art my God! Thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.'--PSALM cxliii. 10. These two clauses mean substantially the same thing. The Psalmist's longings are expressed in the first of them in plain words, and in the second in a figure. 'To do God's will' is to be in 'the land of uprightness.' That phrase, in its literal application, means a stretch of level country, and hence is naturally employed as an emblem of a moral or religious condition. A life … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Tell Me, O Thou whom My Soul Loveth, Where Thou Feedest, Where Thou Reposest at Midday, Lest I Should Begin to Wander after the Flocks of Thy Companions. Of Prayer --A Perpetual Exercise of Faith. The Daily Benefits Derived from It. The Work of Jesus Christ as an Advocate, Cross References Exodus 9:29 Moses replied, "When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands in prayer to the LORD. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth is the LORD's. Job 11:13 "Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him, Psalm 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? Psalm 63:1 A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. Psalm 63:4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. Psalm 88:9 my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, LORD, every day; I spread out my hands to you. Isaiah 55:1 "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Jump to Previous Forth Hands Longs Need Parched Selah Soul Spread Stretch Stretched Thirsteth Thirsts Thirsty Turned Water WearyJump to Next Forth Hands Longs Need Parched Selah Soul Spread Stretch Stretched Thirsteth Thirsts Thirsty Turned Water WearyLinks Psalm 143:6 NIVPsalm 143:6 NLT Psalm 143:6 ESV Psalm 143:6 NASB Psalm 143:6 KJV Psalm 143:6 Bible Apps Psalm 143:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 143:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 143:6 French Bible Psalm 143:6 German Bible Psalm 143:6 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |