I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
KJV
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Commentary
Commentary
I stretch forth my hands unto thee,.... In prayer, as the Targum adds; for this is a prayer gesture,
Kg1 8:38
; both hands were stretched forth, earnestly imploring help, and ready to receive and embrace every blessing bestowed with thankfulness;
my soul thirsteth after thee as a thirsty land. As a dry land, which wants water, gapes, and as it were thirsts for rain, which is very refreshing to it; so his soul thirsted after God, after his word and ordinances, after communion with him in them, after his grace and fresh supplies of it; particularly after pardoning grace and mercy, after the coming of Christ, and the blessings of grace by him; as reconciliation, atonement, righteousness, and salvation; after more knowledge of God and Christ, and divine truths; and after the enjoyment of them in heaven to all eternity. Some copies read, "in a thirsty land" (x), and so some versions; see
Psa 42:1
.
Selah; on this word; see Gill on
Psa 3:2
.
(x) Cod. Heb. Bomberg. Venet. "in terra siticulosa", Musculus, Tarnovius.
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