6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, thirsteth after thee. Selah.


In Context

3 For the enemy persecuteth my soul: he hath crushed my life down to the earth; he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

4 And my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

5 I remember the days of old: I meditate on all thy doing; I muse on the work of thy hands.

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

7 Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into the pit.

8 Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning, for in thee do I confide; make me to know the way wherein I should walk, for unto thee do I lift up my soul.

Psalm 143:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

143:6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

143:6I spread out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

143:6I stretched forth my hands to thee: my soul is as earth without water unto thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

143:6I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. Selah

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

143:6I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. Selah

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

143:6I stretch forth my hands to thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

143:6I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

143:6I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul is as a weary land for Thee. Selah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

143:6I stretch forth my hands to you: my soul thirsts after you, as a thirsty land. Selah.