God & Savior

Psalm 143:6

I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
Psalm 143:6
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Original language (Hebrew)

פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי יָדַ֣י אֵלֶ֑יךָ נַפְשִׁ֓י׀ כְּאֶֽרֶץ־עֲיֵפָ֖ה לְךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃

  1. פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.ti“I have spread out”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from פָּרַשׂ · “to spread” · Strong's H6566
  2. יָדַ֣יya.Dai“hands my”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  3. אֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.kha“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. נַפְשִׁ֓י׀naf.Shi“throat my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
  5. כְּאֶֽרֶץ־ke.'e.retz-“like a land”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  6. עֲיֵפָ֖ה'a.ye.Fah“exhausted”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from עָיֵף · “faint” · Strong's H5889
  7. לְךָ֣le.Kha“[is] to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  8. סֶֽלָה׃Se.lah“Selah”
    Particle, interjection · from סֶ֫לָה · “Selah” · Strong's H5542
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)