Psalm 143:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah

Young's Literal Translation
I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. Selah.

King James Bible
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

Hebrew
I stretch out
פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי (pê·raś·tî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse

my hands
יָדַ֣י (yā·ḏay)
Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

to You;
אֵלֶ֑יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

my soul
נַפְשִׁ֓י ׀ (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

thirsts
עֲיֵפָ֖ה (‘ă·yê·p̄āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 5889: Faint, weary

for you
לְךָ֣ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

like a parched land.
כְּאֶֽרֶץ־ (kə·’e·reṣ-)
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

Selah
סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh)
Interjection
Strong's 5542: Suspension, pause

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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