Psalms 143:6 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 143:6

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah

YLT

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

DBT

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

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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28 verses on the floor

Psalms 42:1
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Psalms 63:1
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Isaiah 55:1
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Job 11:13
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
Psalms 88:9
Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

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10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. 11 Quicken me, O L ORD , for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. 12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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PSA 143:6PSA 63:1 PSA 42:1-2
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PSA 143:6PSA 63:1 PSA 84:2
PSA 143:6PSA 63:1 MAT 6:33
PSA 143:6PSA 63:1 PSA 91:2
PSA 143:6PSA 63:1 REV 7:16-17
PSA 143:6PSA 84:2 ISA 26:9
PSA 143:6PSA 84:2 PSA 63:1-2
PSA 143:6JOB 11:13 PSA 88:9

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