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Psalms 143:6

The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 143:6

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

I stretch forth my hands unto thee. These recollections draw me to thee, O God, and make me stretch forth my hands in prayer to thee (), and entreat thee for succor. My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land.

As a parched and withered land. seems to look up to heaven and long for rain, so does my soul long for thee, O Lord, "and thy refreshing grace" (comp. ). The "pause-mark," "selah," at the end of the verse, at once gives time for secret prayer, and makes a division of the psalm into two parts.

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