Psalms 143:6

4 My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.

5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.

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

7 Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.

8 Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
KJV
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
WEB
I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
ASV
I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a weary land. Selah
DARBY
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, [thirsteth] after thee. Selah.
BLB
I spread out my hands to You; my soul [is] like a land exhausted for You. Selah
ÅB
Jeg utbreder mine hender til deg, min sjel lenges etter deg som et vansmektende land. Sela.
OTB
Jeg rekker ut mine hender til deg;
Min sjel tørster etter deg, som et uttørket land.
Sela
B1930
Jeg utbreder mine hender til dig, min sjel lenges efter dig som et vansmektende land. Sela.

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