Psalm 119:109

My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

Cross-references

Psalm 119:83 ends with 'I have not forgotten your statutes' — almost identical to 'I do not forget your law' in 109, sharing the same commitment despite suffering.

Psalm 119:16 expresses delight in statutes and not forgetting God's word — mirroring the same devotion shown here despite danger.

Psalm 119:141 also says 'I do not forget your precepts' while small and despised — paralleling steadfastness amid life-threatening danger here.

Psalm 119:153 uses the exact phrase 'I do not forget your law' — there as a plea for deliverance from affliction, here amid constant danger.

Judges 12:3 Allusion

Judges 12:3 uses the same Hebrew idiom 'took my life in my hands' — Jephthah risking death, matching the psalmist's constant peril.

1 Samuel 19:5 has the identical idiom 'took his life in his hand' for David risking death against Goliath, echoing the psalmist's danger.

Job 13:14 Allusion

Job 13:14 uses the exact phrase 'put my life in my hand' — Job also speaks of risking his life, directly paralleling the psalmist.