2 Samuel 22:20

He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

Cross-reference

In 2 Samuel 15:26, David submits if God has no pleasure in him — the opposite of the delight declared here.

Psalm 31:8 Parallel

In Psalm 31:8, the same phrase 'set my feet in a broad place' describes rescue from enemies — a direct parallel to David's deliverance.

Psalm 118:5 Parallel

In Psalm 118:5, the psalmist cries from distress and is answered with freedom — echoing the deliverance to a broad place.

In Matthew 3:17, the Father declares Jesus his beloved Son with whom he is well pleased — the ultimate fulfillment of God's delight in his anointed.

Matthew 17:5 echoes 'delighted in me' — the Father declares Jesus His beloved Son, the ultimate fulfillment of God's delight.

In Matthew 27:43, mockers taunt Jesus with the same logic — if God delights in Him, let Him deliver — but they misunderstand His true deliverance.

Numbers 14:8 uses the same 'delight' to promise entry into Canaan — God's delight brings salvation to His people.

Psalm 22:8 Allusion

In Psalm 22:8, mockers taunt that God delights in the sufferer — the same phrase used in unbelief, opposing David's confident declaration.

Isaiah 42:1 Typology

In Isaiah 42:1, God says his soul delights in his servant — prefiguring the ultimate anointed one who, like David, is rescued and delighted in.

Hosea 4:16 Contrast

In Hosea 4:16, Israel's stubbornness prevents God from feeding them in a broad pasture — contrasting with David's broad place due to delight.

Deuteronomy 7:8 grounds Israel's rescue from Egypt in God's love — the same basis as David's rescue in his song.

In 1 Chronicles 4:10, Jabez prays for his border to be enlarged — echoing the 'broad place' God gave David as a sign of delight.

Psalm 147:11 Related theme

In Psalm 147:11, the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him — a general statement of the delight David experienced specifically.

Psalm 149:4 Related theme

In Psalm 149:4, the Lord takes pleasure in his people — echoing the delight that led to David's deliverance.