Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

I stretch out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

I spread out my hands to You;
I am like parched land before You.Selah

International Standard Version

I stretch out my hands toward you, longing for you like a parched land. Interlude

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.

Context Readings

A Cry For Help

5 I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your doings;
I muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I stretch out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah.
7 Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Cross References

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.

Job 11:13

If you would direct your heart right
And spread out your hand to Him,

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.

Psalm 42:1-2

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
As the deer pants for the water brooks,
So my soul pants for You, O God.

Psalm 44:20

If we had forgotten the name of our God
Or extended our hands to a strange god,

Psalm 84:2

My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

Isaiah 26:8-9

Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O Lord,
We have waited for You eagerly;
Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.

Isaiah 35:7

The scorched land will become a pool
And the thirsty ground springs of water;
In the haunt of jackals, its resting place,
Grass becomes reeds and rushes.

John 7:37

Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

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