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Psalms 143:6

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

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פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּיperastibreakפָּרַשׂverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “break”, a completed actionH6566to break apart, disperse, etc.break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).יָדַ֣יyadayhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […אֵלֶ֑יךָeleykhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).נַפְשִׁ֓יnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…כְּאֶֽרֶץkeeretsas earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.עֲיֵפָ֖הayefahfaintעָיֵףadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “faint”, the ordinary formH5889languidfaint, thirsty, weary.לְךָ֣lekhatoלְךָ֣preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toסֶֽלָהselahSelahסֶלָהparticle, interjection — “Selah”H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pauseSelah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I spread forth my hands unto Thee; my soul thirsteth after Thee, as a weary land. Selah

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah .

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Send forth lightning, and thou shalt scatter them: shoot out thy arrows, and thou shalt trouble them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I spread forth my hands unto Thee; my soul thirsteth after Thee, as a weary land. Selah

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I spread forth my hands to thee; my soul thirsts for thee, as a dry land. Pause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διεπέτασα πρὸς σὲ τὰς χεῖράς μου, ἡ ψυχή μου ὡς γῆ ἄνυδρός σοι· διάψαλμα.