“But Job, you should make your heart\par ready to serve only God,\par and you should lift up your hands to \{worship\} him.\par
Psalm 143:6 - Easy To Read Version Lord, I lift my arms and pray to you.\par I am waiting for your help,\par like a dry land waiting for rain.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [644]})\i0 \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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]! American Standard Version (1901) I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. [Selah Common English Bible I stretch out my hands to you; my whole being is like dry dirt, thirsting for you. Selah Catholic Public Domain Version Send a flash of lightning, and you will scatter them. Shoot your arrows, and you will set them in disarray. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Send forth lightning, and thou shalt scatter them: shoot out thy arrows, and thou shalt trouble them. |
“But Job, you should make your heart\par ready to serve only God,\par and you should lift up your hands to \{worship\} him.\par
Man is like a slave who wants the\par cool shade after hard work on a hot day.\par Man is like a hired worker\par waiting for payday.\par
My enemy constantly \{makes fun of me\}.\par He says, “Where is your God?\par \{Has he come to save you yet?\}”\par \{I am so sad\} that my only food\par is the tears \{that fall from my eyes\}.\par
Did we forget the name of our God?\par Did we pray to foreign gods?\par \{No!\}\par
God, you are my God.\par And I want you so much.\par My soul and my body thirst for you,\par like a dry, weary land with no water.\par
Lord, I can’t wait to enter your temple.\par I'm so excited!\par Every part of me wants to be with\par the Living God.\par
Lord, do you do miracles for dead people?\par Do ghosts rise up and praise you?\par No!\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [502]})\i0 \par
My eyes hurt from \{crying about\}\par all my suffering.\par Lord, I pray to you constantly!\par I lift my arms in prayer to you.\par
Moses told Pharaoh, “When I leave the city, I will lift my arms in prayer to the Lord. And the thunder and hail will stop. Then you will know that the Lord is in this land.
Now people see mirages {\cf2\super [331]} \{that look like water\}. But at that time there will be real pools of water. There will be wells in the dry land. Water will flow from the ground. Tall water plants will grow where wild animals once ruled.
The last day of the festival came. It was the most important day. On that day Jesus stood and said with a loud voice, “If a person is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.