Psalms

Psalm 143:5–6

⁵I remember the days of old;

I meditate on all Your works;

I consider the work of Your hands.

⁶I stretch out my hands to You;

my soul thirsts for You like a parched land.

Selah

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I remember	זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי	zā·ḵar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2142 remember
the days	יָמִ֨ים׀	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
of old	מִקֶּ֗דֶם	miq·qe·ḏem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
I meditate	הָגִ֥יתִי	hā·ḡî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1897 moan, growl, utter, speak, muse
on all	בְכָל־	ḇə·ḵāl-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Your works	פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָ	pā·‘o·le·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6467 doing, deed, work
I consider	אֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ׃	’ă·śō·w·ḥê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7878 muse, complain
the work	בְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה	bə·ma·‘ă·śêh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
of Your hands	יָדֶ֣יךָ	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I stretch out	פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי	pê·raś·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H6566 spread out, spread
my hands	יָדַ֣י	yā·ḏay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
to You	אֵלֶ֑יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
my soul	נַפְשִׁ֓י׀	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
thirsts	עֲיֵפָ֖ה	‘ă·yê·p̄āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H5889 faint, weary
for You	לְךָ֣	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
like a parched land	כְּאֶֽרֶץ־	kə·’e·reṣ-	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 143:5 Psalm 77:10–12 · Psalm 77:5–6 · Psalm 111:4 · 1 Samuel 17:45–50 · Micah 6:5 · Isaiah 63:7–14 · 1 Samuel 17:34–37 · Deuteronomy 8:2–3 · Psalm 42:6

Psalm 143:6 Psalm 63:1 · Job 11:13 · Psalm 84:2 · Psalm 88:9 · Psalm 42:1–2 · Psalm 44:20 · Isaiah 26:8–9 · Isaiah 35:7 · John 7:37

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.