Psalm 119:43
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
Cross-reference
In Psalm 119:52, the same psalmist finds comfort in God's rules, reinforcing the theme of hope in His ordinances.
Psalm 119:175 asks God's rules to help, echoing the psalmist's hope in those same rules from verse 43.
In Psalm 119:39, the psalmist fears reproach for abandoning God's rules—the same dread of being silenced for failing to uphold the word.
In Psalm 119:13, the psalmist recounts God's laws with his lips — here he prays that truth not be taken from his mouth, both about speaking God's word.
Psalm 119:49 asks God to remember his promise, giving the psalmist hope—the same hope that underlies the plea not to have truth taken from his mouth.
Psalm 119:120 expresses fear of God's judgments, contrasting with the hope in His rules in verse 43.
In Psalm 50:16, God rebukes the wicked for reciting laws hypocritically — contrasting with the psalmist's sincere hope in God's word.
In Psalm 51:15, he asks God to open his lips to declare praise — directly mirrors the petition to keep truth on his lips here.
In Isaiah 59:21, God promises his words will always be on his people's lips — directly answers the prayer here that truth not be removed.
Joshua 1:8 promises success for meditating on the law day and night—the same steadfast devotion to God's word that the psalmist pleads to keep speaking.
2 Corinthians 6:7 lists the 'word of truth' as a weapon of righteousness—the same truth the psalmist begs not to lose, now seen as active spiritual armor.
Ephesians 1:13 uses the same 'word of truth' phrase, linking the psalmist's hope in God's rules to the gospel of salvation.
James 1:18 also uses 'word of truth' for new birth, echoing the psalmist's reliance on God's true word.
Daniel 8:12 describes truth being cast down by rebellion—the opposite of the psalmist's plea to keep truth in his mouth. A contrast between faithful and apostate contexts.