Psalm 119:157
Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
Cross-reference
Psalm 119:51 echoes the same resolve: though the insolent deride, the psalmist does not turn from God's law.
Psalm 119:110 describes wicked setting snares, yet the psalmist does not stray from God's precepts — same steadfastness.
Psalm 119:69 also mentions being slandered yet keeping God's precepts with whole heart—same faithful response to persecution.
Psalm 119:161 repeats the pattern: princes persecute without cause, yet the heart stands in awe of God's words.
In Psalm 3:1, David laments how many foes rise against him, matching the psalmist's complaint of many persecutors and adversaries here.
In Psalm 22:12, enemies are described as many strong bulls surrounding — a vivid parallel to the many persecutors here.
In Psalm 22:16, dogs and evildoers encircle the psalmist, echoing the many adversaries surrounding him here.
In Psalm 25:19, the psalmist asks God to consider how many foes and their violent hatred — directly paralleling the many persecutors here.
Psalm 44:17 declares faithfulness despite suffering — like the psalmist here who does not swerve though persecuted.
In Psalm 56:2, enemies trample all day long and many attack proudly, matching the many persecutors here.
In Psalm 44:18, the same resolve to not turn from God's way despite persecution echoes the steadfastness here.
Job 23:11 declares keeping God's way and not turning aside — directly parallel to the psalmist's refusal to swerve.
Acts 4:27 shows many adversaries gathered against Jesus, mirroring the psalmist's many persecutors — both face hostility yet remain faithful.
Acts 20:23 shows Paul expecting imprisonment and afflictions — similar to the psalmist who faces many persecutors yet does not swerve.
Acts 20:24 shows Paul's resolve to finish his course despite afflictions — mirrors the psalmist's determination not to swerve.
In Matthew 24:9, Jesus warns disciples will be hated and delivered up by many — a NT echo of the many persecutors here.