Isaiah 33:2
O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 30:19, God is gracious to those who cry out—parallels the plea for grace and salvation.
In Isaiah 30:18, God longs to be gracious and waits for His people—mirroring the plea for grace and waiting.
In Isaiah 26:8, the same language of waiting for the Lord and longing for His name connects directly.
In Isaiah 25:9, the same waiting for God's salvation is echoed: 'we have waited for Him' and rejoice in salvation.
Isaiah 25:4 describes God as a stronghold and shelter for the needy, illustrating the protection Isaiah asks for as 'our arm' in trouble.
Isaiah 8:17 expresses waiting for the LORD who hides His face—same book, same theme of patient hope in God's salvation.
In Isaiah 26:16, people cry out in distress — similar to the prayer here for strength in trouble. Both describe seeking God in distress.
Exodus 14:27 recounts God's deliverance at the Red Sea at morning, exemplifying the 'arm every morning' and salvation Isaiah prays for.
Lamentations 3:26 commends waiting quietly for salvation, directly echoing the plea for deliverance in Isaiah 33:2.
Lamentations 3:25 promises God is good to those who wait for Him, affirming the confidence behind Isaiah's cry for grace.
Jeremiah 14:8 echoes 'savior in time of trouble' verbatim, lamenting God’s apparent absence—deepening the plea for salvation.
Jeremiah 2:28 also uses 'time of trouble' but mocks idols who cannot save—contrasting the true God Isaiah calls upon.
Psalm 143:8 pleads for God's steadfast love in the morning and expresses trust, paralleling the morning petition for strength and salvation in Isaiah 33:2.
Psalm 130:4-8 ties waiting for the Lord to forgiveness and redemption, deepening the hope for salvation expressed in Isaiah's prayer.
Psalm 123:2 depicts servants looking to their master's hand for mercy, mirroring the posture of waiting for God's grace in Isaiah 33:2.
In Psalm 91:15, God promises to be with him in trouble and deliver him — directly parallels the request for salvation in distress.
Psalm 62:8 calls to trust in God and pour out your heart, reinforcing the waiting and reliance on God as refuge seen in Isaiah's plea.
In Psalm 62:5, waiting in silence for God as the source of hope parallels the waiting and hope in Isaiah 33:2.
In Psalm 62:1, waiting in silence for God, from whom comes salvation, directly echoes the waiting and salvation plea.
In Psalm 46:1, God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble — parallels the request for strength and salvation in trouble.
In Psalm 37:39, the salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord in time of trouble — directly matches the appeal for salvation in distress here.
In Psalm 27:14, the exhortation to 'wait for the Lord' directly matches the waiting in Isaiah 33:2.
Psalm 25:3 assures that those who wait on God will not be put to shame, strengthening the trust behind Isaiah's waiting prayer.
Genesis 49:18 says 'I wait for your salvation, O LORD'—nearly identical to Isaiah's waiting for salvation and arm of strength.
In Psalm 50:15, God says call on me in trouble and I will deliver — matches the cry for salvation in time of distress.
In Lamentations 3:23, God's compassions are new every morning — echoing the prayer for daily strength. Both emphasize daily renewal from God.
In Psalm 60:11, the psalmist asks for aid against the enemy — similar plea for strength and salvation in distress.
In Psalm 46:5, God helps her at break of day — parallels the request for strength every morning. Both mention morning help.
Zephaniah 3:5 also uses 'every morning' to describe God's faithful justice, echoing the petition for daily help here.