Verse Comparison: Psalms 143:6
American Standard Version
I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul `thirsteth' after thee, as a weary land. Selah
Amplified® Bible
I spread forth my hands to You; my soul thirsts after You like a thirsty land [for water]. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
Contemporary English Version
Then I lift my hands in prayer, because my soul is a desert, thirsty for water from you.
Darby English Version
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, [thirsteth] after thee. Selah.
Good News Bible
I lift up my hands to you in prayer; like dry ground my soul is thirsty for you.
King James Version
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
New American Standard Bible
I stretch out my hands to You; My soul {longs} for You, as a parched land. Selah.
New International Version
I spread out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.
Selah
New King James Version
I spread out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I stretch out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah.
Revised Standard Version
I stretch out my hands to thee; my soul thirsts for thee like a parched land. [Selah]
Young's Literal Translation
I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul `is' as a weary land for Thee. Selah.