Psalms

Psalm 143:6

6I stretch out my hands to You;

my soul thirsts for You like a parched land.

Selah

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I stretch outפֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּיpê·raś·tîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH6566 spread out, spread
my handsיָדַ֣יyā·ḏayNoun - feminine dual construct; first person common singularH3027 hand
to Youאֵלֶ֑יךָ’ê·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH413 motion to
my soulנַפְשִׁ֓י׀nap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
thirstsעֲיֵפָ֖ה‘ă·yê·p̄āhAdjective - feminine singularH5889 faint, weary
for Youלְךָ֣lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
like a parched landכְּאֶֽרֶץ־kə·’e·reṣ-Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
Selahסֶֽלָה׃se·lāhInterjectionH5542 lift up

Cross-references

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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.