Deuteronomy 26:15
Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 26:7 recounts the cry that God heard; here (v15) the plea to look down again echoes that earlier deliverance pattern.
In 1 Kings 8:43, Solomon asks God to hear from heaven, his dwelling place — a direct parallel to the petition in Deut 26:15 to look down from heaven.
Psalm 102:19 uses identical language: God looked down from his holy height — a clear parallel to the call to look down from heaven.
Isaiah 63:15 directly quotes the same phrase 'look down from heaven, from your holy habitation' but laments God’s withheld compassion.
Zechariah 2:13 depicts God rousing from his holy dwelling — a parallel image to God looking down from his holy dwelling in this verse.
In 2 Chronicles 30:27, the priests' prayer reaches the same 'holy habitation in heaven', confirming the source of blessing.
Jeremiah 25:30 uses the same 'holy habitation' but for divine judgment, contrasting the blessing requested here.
Psalm 28:9 prays 'Save your people and bless your heritage,' paralleling the request for blessing on Israel in this verse.
Isaiah 57:15 says God dwells in the high and holy place, similar to the 'holy dwelling' in Deut 26:15, but adds he also dwells with the contrite.
In Isaiah 66:1, heaven is God's throne, reinforcing the divine dwelling from which this prayer asks God to look down.
Acts 7:49 quotes Isaiah 66:1 ('Heaven is my throne'), reinforcing the OT picture of God's heavenly dwelling that this verse appeals to.