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Psalms 143:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 143:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 143:68 words
HebrewMeaning
פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּיpēraśətiy
I have spread outverbH6566
chop in pieces · lay open · scatter · spread (abroad ···
יָדַ֣/יyāday
hands mynounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
אֵלֶ֑י/ךָʾēleykā
to youpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
נַפְשִׁ֓/יnapəšiy
throat mynounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
כְּ/אֶֽרֶץkəʾereṣ
like a landpronH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
עֲיֵפָ֖הʿăyēpāh
exhaustedadjH5889
thirsty · weary
לְ/ךָ֣ləkā
pron
סֶֽלָהselāh
SelahparticleH5542
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 143:6

1. ...The title of the Psalm is, “To David himself, when his son was pursuing him.” We know from the Books of Kings 2 Samuel xv that this happened:...but we must recognise here another David, truly “strong in hand,” which is the explanation of David, even our Lord Jesus Christ. For all those events of past time were figures of things to come. Let us seek then in this Psalm our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, announcing Himself beforehand in His prophecy, and foretelling what…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 143 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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