Psalms 143:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 143:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I stretch forth my hands unto thee - In prayer. I have nowhere else to go. See Psalms 88:9 . My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land - As land in a time of drought “seems” to thirst...
Psalms 143:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXLIII. There is no internal argument to justify the LXX title, A Ps. of [or by] David when his son persecuted him. On the contrary, it contains reminiscences of other and those late Psalms 143:3...
Psalms 143:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

as. Some codices, with seven early printed editions, read "in". Selah. Connecting and returning to prayer (7-11) as the consequence of the reflection (5, 6). This is the last Selah (of seventy-o...
Psalms 143:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. I have stretched forth my hands to thee. Here appears the good effect of meditation, that it stirred David up to pray; for if we reflect seriously upon the acting’s of God towards his peop...
Psalms 143:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. I stretch forth my hands - This is a natural action. All in distress, or under the influence of eager des...
Psalms 143:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

My soul thirtieth after thee, &c.— My soul is as a thirsty land for thee. Mudge.
Psalms 143:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. I stretch forth my hands unto thee ( Psalms 88:9 ): my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty la...
Psalms 143:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A late Ps., though ascribed to David, consisting mainly of appropriate reminiscences from earlier Pss.
Psalms 143:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

With the first clause comp. Psalms 44:20 . Thirsty land. — See Psalms 63:1 , which explains this elliptical sentence. As our Lord taught, God is even more ready to send the refreshing spiritual...
Psalms 143:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 143:1-12 THIS psalm's depth of sadness and contrition, blended with yearning trust, recalls the earlier psalms attributed to David. Probably this general resemblance in inwardness and mood...
Psalms 143:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Cry of the Thirsty Soul Psalms 143:1-12 This psalm falls into four stanzas of three verses each. Complaint, Psalms 143:1-3 . Though the enemy has resorted to unwarrantable violence, Davi...
Psalms 143:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the last of the four psalms, and both in respect of the sense of helplessness and of assurance in God, it is more vivid and striking than either of them. So far as human situation is concerne...
Psalms 143:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is very sweet and blessed; under present troubles, to call to remembrance former mercies. Asaph found this, Psalms 77:3-6 . Hence that sweet promise, Genesis 22:14 . Reader, let you and I look b...
Psalms 143:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I stretch forth my hands unto thee ,.... In prayer, as the Targum adds; for this is a prayer gesture, 1 Kings 8:38 ; both hands were stretched forth, earnestly imploring help, and ready to receive...
Psalms 143:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. Ver. 6. I stretch forth my hands unto thee ] As a poor beggar for an alms. Beggary here is not the eas...
Psalms 143:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I remember the days of old That is, but still, upon a more calm reflection, I consider what thou hast done for thy servants in former times, and likewise what thou hast done for me during the perse...
Psalms 143:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Complaints and Petitions. A psalm of David. 1 Hear my prayer, O L ORD , give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfu...
Psalms 143:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I stretch forth my hands unto thee; I pray to thee fervently. See Poole on " Psalms 141:2 " . Thirsteth after thee; after thy favour and help. As a thirsty land, to wit, thirsteth for rain.
Psalms 143:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION This is the last of what are called the Seven Penitential Psalms. In the Hebrew it has the superscription, “A Psalm of David.” And in the Septuagint and the Vulgate there is added, “Whe...
Psalms 143:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 143:1-19 . Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall...
Psalms 143:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This is the last of the penitential psalms, and is uniformly ascribed to David. It was composed during a period of exile. The LXX and the Vulgate, “on the rebellion of Absalom.” Psalms 143:10 . Th...
Psalms 143:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications. A penitential soul in prayer I. The reasons urged. 1. A consciousness of moral unrighteousness (verse 2). No man will ever pray rightly...
Psalms 143:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION ALMOST entirely a psalm of supplication, partly general ( Psalms 143:1 , Psalms 143:7 ), partly special ( Psalms 143:2 , Psalms 143:8-19 ). Psalms 143:3-19 , however, give the gr...
Psalms 143:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Prayer of Repentance and a Sigh for Mercy. A psalm of David, which sets forth the fundamental facts concerning sin and grace, for which reason it was reckoned by Luther with the Pauline psalms.
Psalms 143:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 38:18 ; Isaiah 57:16 ; Isaiah 8:17 ; Luke 21:26 ; Psalms 13:1-4 ; Psalms 22:24 ; Psalms 27:9 ; Psalms 28:1 ; Psalms 40:12 ; Psalms 40:13 ; Psalms 40:17 ; Psalms 69:17 ; Psalms 69:...
Psalms 143:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

As land — Thirsteth for rain.

Psalms 143:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 143:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 143:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 143:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 143:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 143:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 143:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 143:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 143:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 143:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 143:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 143:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 143:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 143:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 143:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 143:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 143:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 143:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 143:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 143:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 143:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 143:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 143:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 143:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 143:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 143:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes