Psalms 4:1

David appeals to the God of his righteousness to answer, relieve, and have mercy on him. He prays as one whose standing rests on God, not himself.

Cross-references · 35

• 2 Cor 1:10Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
• Exod 34:6–7And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
• Ps 40:1–3I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
• Ps 18:18–19They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
• Ps 119:132Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
• Ps 25:16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
• 2 Cor 5:20–21Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
• Ps 17:6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
• Jer 23:6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
• Hab 3:19The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
• Isa 45:24Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
• Ps 86:3–5Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
• 1 Sam 17:37David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
• Ps 143:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
• Ps 45:1My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
• Ps 57:1Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
• Ps 22:1My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
• Ps 76:1In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
• Ps 31:8And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
• 2 Cor 1:8For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
• Ps 67:1God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
• 1 Cor 1:30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
• Ps 42:1As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
• Ps 24:5He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
• Ps 11:7For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
• Ps 41:12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
• Ps 116:16O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
• 1 Chr 25:1–6Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
• Ps 116:6The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
• Ps 56:1Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
• 1 Sam 19:11–12Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
• Ps 119:75–77I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
• Ps 6:1O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
• 1 Sam 23:26–28And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
• Job 36:16Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

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