Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
I stretch out my hands toward you, longing for you like a parched land. Interlude
New American Standard Bible
My
King James Version
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Holman Bible
I am like parched land before You.
A Conservative Version
I spread forth my hands to thee. My soul [is] as a weary land for thee. Selah.
American Standard Version
I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. Selah
Amplified
I reach out my hands to You;
My throat thirsts for You, as a parched land [thirsts for water]. Selah.
Darby Translation
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, thirsteth after thee. Selah.
Julia Smith Translation
I spread out my hands to thee: my soul as a weary land for thee. Silence.
King James 2000
I stretch forth my hands unto you: my soul thirsts after you, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I stretch out my hands to you; my soul [longs] for you like a dry land. Selah
Modern King James verseion
I stretch forth my hands to You; my soul thirsts after You like a thirsty land. Selah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I stretch forth my hands unto thee; my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land. Selah.
NET Bible
I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.
New Heart English Bible
I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
Webster
I stretch forth my hands to thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
World English Bible
I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
Youngs Literal Translation
I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul is as a weary land for Thee. Selah.
Themes
Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » Spiritual thirst, examples of
hands » Laying on of » Lifted up
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » Thirst
Topics
Word Count of 18 Translations in Psalm 143:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Cry For Help
5 I remember the former times, meditating on everything you have done. I think about the work of your hands. 6 I stretch out my hands toward you, longing for you like a parched land. Interlude 7 Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit is failing. Do not hide your face from me; otherwise, I will become like those who descend to the Pit,
Names
Cross References
Psalm 63:1
God, you are my God! I will fervently seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry, weary, and parched land.
Job 11:13
"Now for you, if you will prepare your heart, spread out your hands to him.
Psalm 88:9
My eyes languish on account of my affliction; all day long I call out to you, LORD, I spread out my hands to you.
Psalm 42:1-2
As an antelope pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, God.
Psalm 44:20
If we had forgotten the name of our God or lifted our hands to a foreign god,
Psalm 84:2
I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God.
Isaiah 26:8-9
Yes, LORD, in the path of your judgments we wait; your name and your Law are the soul's desire.
Isaiah 35:7
the burning sands will become a pool, and the thirsty ground fountains of water. In the haunts of jackals there will be a verdant resting place with reeds and rushes."
John 7:37
On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!