Psalm 105:15

Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

Cross-references

In Genesis 20:7, God identifies Abraham as a prophet and warns Abimelech, directly paralleling the protection of prophets in Psalm 105:15.

In Genesis 26:11, Abimelech commands his people not to touch Isaac, mirroring God's protection of His anointed in Psalm 105:15.

In Zechariah 2:8, God says touching His people is like touching the apple of His eye, echoing the same protective command as Psalm 105:15.

In Genesis 12:17, God afflicts Pharaoh with plagues for taking Abraham's wife, showing protection of His anointed prophet.

In Genesis 31:7, Jacob notes God did not allow Laban to harm him, a direct instance of protecting His anointed.

In Genesis 31:24, God warns Laban in a dream not to harm Jacob, fulfilling the principle of not touching His anointed.

In 1 Samuel 24:10, David refuses to harm Saul, explicitly calling him 'the Lord's anointed,' echoing the psalm's command.

In 1 Samuel 26:9, David again spares Saul because he is the Lord's anointed, directly applying the psalm's principle.

In 2 Samuel 1:14, David condemns the Amalekite for killing the Lord's anointed, reinforcing the command not to harm them.

In 1 Kings 13:4, Jeroboam's hand withers when he reaches for the prophet — a direct example of God's protection of His anointed.

In 2 Kings 1:10, Elijah calls fire on soldiers sent to seize him — illustrating the same principle of divine protection for prophets.

1 Chronicles 16:22 quotes this exact verse in David's psalm of thanksgiving — a direct citation.

In Jeremiah 39:12, Nebuchadnezzar orders no harm to Jeremiah — a direct fulfillment of God's protection over His prophet.