en_tn_lite_do_not_use/psa/143/006.md

# spread my hands out to you

What one does with one's body here is a metonym for the purpose of doing so. The Israelites would commonly pray while standing with their hands raised and spread out at their sides. Alternate translation: "pray to you with my hands lifted up at my sides" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# my soul thirsts for you in a parched land

The psalmist speaks of wanting to be with God as if he were in a parched land and he also was about to die of thirst. Alternate translation: "I want to be with you the way a person in a parched land who is very thirsty wants water" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# my soul thirsts for you

The psalmist desires to know Yahweh. The intensity of his desire to know Yahweh is like one who is very thirsty. Alternate translation: "I long for you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# my soul

The soul is a metonym for the person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])

# parched land

A land where everything has died because there is no water.
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# spread my hands out to you`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`What one does with one's body here is a metonym for the purpose of doing so. The Israelites would commonly pray while standing with their hands raised and spread out at their sides. Alternate translation: "pray to you with my hands lifted up at my sides" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# my soul thirsts for you in a parched land`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The psalmist speaks of wanting to be with God as if he were in a parched land and he also was about to die of thirst. Alternate translation: "I want to be with you the way a person in a parched land who is very thirsty wants water" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# my soul thirsts for you`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The psalmist desires to know Yahweh. The intensity of his desire to know Yahweh is like one who is very thirsty. Alternate translation: "I long for you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# my soul`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The soul is a metonym for the person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# parched land`

			`A land where everything has died because there is no water.`