Psalm 143:6–7
Psalm 143:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 I spread out my hands to you;
I thirst for you like a parched land.
7 Answer me quickly, Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me
or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Psalm 143:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee:
My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth:
Hide not thy face from me,
Lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
Psalm 143:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 I lift my hands to you in prayer.
I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain.
Interlude
7 Come quickly, Lord, and answer me,
for my depression deepens.
Don’t turn away from me,
or I will die.
Psalm 143:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 I spread out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You like a thirsty land.
Selah
7 Answer me speedily, O Lord;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.
Psalm 143:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 I lift my hands to you in prayer.
As a dry land needs rain, I thirst for you.
Selah
7 Lord, answer me quickly,
because I am getting weak.
Don’t turn away from me,
or I will be like those who are dead.
Psalm 143:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 I spread forth my hands unto thee:
My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. Selah
7 Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth:
Hide not thy face from me,
Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
Psalm 143:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, thirsteth after thee. Selah.
7 Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into the pit.
Psalm 143:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 I stretch out my hands to you in prayer.
Like parched land, my soul thirsts for you.
Selah
7 Answer me quickly, O Lord.
My spirit is worn out.
Do not hide your face from me,
or I will be like those who go into the pit.
Psalm 143:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 I spread out my hands to You;
I am like parched land before You. Selah
7 Answer me quickly, Lord;
my spirit fails.
Don’t hide Your face from me,
or I will be like those
going down to the Pit.
Psalm 143:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah
7 Answer me quickly, O Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me,
or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.
Psalm 143:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul longs for you like a dry land. Selah
7 Quickly answer me, O Yahweh;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me,
or I will become
like those descending to the pit.
Psalm 143:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 I spread out my hands to you in prayer.
I’m thirsty for you, just as dry ground is thirsty for rain. Selah
7 Lord, answer me quickly.
I’m growing weak.
Don’t turn your face away from me,
or I will be like those who go down into the grave.
Psalm 143:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 I stretch out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You, as a parched land.
Selah.
7 Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down to the pit.