Psalms 143:6

Psalms chapter 143 · verse 6 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soulthirstethafter thee, as a weary land. [Selah

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soulthirstethafter thee, as a weary land. [Selah

Context

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

v.6This passage

v.7Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 26:8

    Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial name, is the desire of our soul.

  • Psalms 42:1

    As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.

  • Psalms 88:9

    Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.

  • John 7:37

    Now on the last day, the greatdayof the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.

  • Psalms 63:1

    O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

  • Job 11:13

    If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;