Psa 143:5-6 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 5. I remember the days of old ] Thou hast often helped me, often delivered me. I will therefore trust in thee, for thy mercy is not clean gone from me.

‏ Psalms 143:5-6

Verse 5. I remember the days of old] Thou hast often helped me, often delivered me. I will therefore trust in thee, for thy mercy is not clean gone from me.

Verse 6. I stretch forth my hands] This is a natural action. All in distress, or under the influence of eager desire, naturally extend their hands and arms, as if to catch at help and obtain succour.

As a thirsty land.] Parched and burned by the sun, longs for rain, so does my thirsty soul for the living God.