Psalm 143:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then I lift my hands in prayer, because my soul is a desert, thirsty for water from you.

Cross References

Job 11:13

Surrender your heart to God, turn to him in prayer,

Job 7:2

We are slaves in search of shade; we are labourers longing for our wages.

Psalm 42:3

Day and night my tears are my only food, as everyone keeps asking, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 44:20

We did not forget you or lift our hands in prayer to foreign gods.

Psalm 63:1

You are my God. I worship you. In my heart, I long for you, as I would long for a stream in a scorching desert.

Psalm 84:2

Deep in my heart I long for your temple, and with all that I am I sing joyful songs to you.

Psalm 88:10

Do you work miracles for the dead? Do they stand up and praise you?

Psalm 88:9

and I am almost blind because of my sorrow. Each day I lift my hands in prayer to you, LORD.

Exodus 9:29

Moses answered, “As soon as I leave the city, I will lift my arms in prayer. When the thunder and hail stop, you will know that the earth belongs to the LORD.

Isaiah 35:7

Scorching sand will turn into a lake, and thirsty ground will flow with fountains. Grass will grow in wetlands, where packs of wild dogs once made their home.

John 7:37

On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, “If you are thirsty, come to me and drink!