Psalm 119:166
Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
Cross-references
Psalm 119:81 echoes longing for salvation and hope in God's word, matching the waiting and obedience in verse 166.
Psalm 119:174 combines longing for salvation with delight in the law, paralleling the waiting and commands-following in verse 166.
In Psalm 50:23, God promises salvation to those who order their way rightly — directly connecting obedience with hope.
Psalm 130:5 waits for the LORD and hopes in his word, directly paralleling the waiting for salvation and following commands in verse 166.
In Psalm 39:7, the psalmist declares his hope is in the Lord — the same waiting posture expressed here.
In Psalm 71:5, the psalmist declares God has been his hope from youth — reinforcing the same trust in the Lord's salvation expressed here.
In Psalm 24:3-5, those with clean hands and pure heart receive salvation — linking obedience to deliverance.
In Psalm 4:5, offering righteous sacrifices and trusting the Lord parallels the combination of hope and obedience.
In Psalm 40:16, those who love God's salvation rejoice — celebrating the same hoped-for deliverance.
In Genesis 49:18, Jacob echoes the same phrase — waiting for God's salvation — a direct verbal parallel.
In 1 John 2:3, keeping commandments is evidence of knowing God — reinforcing the link between obedience and relationship.
In Lamentations 3:26, waiting quietly for God's salvation is commended — a parallel attitude of hopeful trust in the Lord's deliverance.
In 1 John 2:4, claiming to know God without keeping commands is false — contrasting with the psalmist's obedience.
In John 7:17, doing God's will leads to knowing truth — a NT parallel to obeying commands while hoping for salvation.