Psalms 143:6

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.

Related Commentaries of 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...
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 re...
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 refle...
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 s...
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. Al...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

My soul thirtieth after thee, &c.— My soul is as a thirsty land for thee. Mudge.
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A late Ps., though ascribed to David, consisting mainly of appropriate reminiscences from earlier Pss.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Selah ] see on Psalms 3:4 ; Psalms 7 . Hear ] better, 'answer': cp. Psalms 28:1 .
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...
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. Probabl...
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...
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 eit...
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 prom...
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 fort...
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 po...
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 li...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Complaints and Petitions. A psalm of David. 1 Hear my prayer, O L...
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 t...
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...
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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

«A psalm of David.» Psalms 143:1 . Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness....
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, “o...
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 unright...
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 1...
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 i...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I stretch forth my hands unto Thee, in a gesture denoting both helplessness and absolute reliance upon the mercy of the Lord; my soul thirsteth afte...
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 4...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

As land — Thirsteth for rain.

⁶ I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 143:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 143:6