Psalm 119:58
I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
Cross-reference
Psalm 119:41 also pleads 'according to your promise' — the same basis of appeal within the same psalm, linking steadfast love with God's word.
Psalm 119:65 praises God who has 'dealt well... according to your word' — the same reliance on God's promise, now seen in past faithfulness.
In Psalm 119:170, the same plea for deliverance 'according to your word' echoes the request for grace 'according to your promise'.
In Psalm 119:34, the request for understanding to observe God's law with the whole heart parallels the wholehearted entreaty for grace in the main verse.
In Psalm 119:69, keeping God's precepts with the whole heart amid slander echoes the wholehearted devotion shown in the prayer for favor.
Psalm 27:8 records the heart's response 'Your face, Lord, do I seek' — the same inner passion for God's favor expressed here.
Psalm 51:1 opens with 'Be gracious to me, O God' using the same verb (chanan) as here, linking repentance to the cry for mercy based on God's promise.
Psalm 86:3 says 'Be gracious to me, O Lord' (same Hebrew verb), reinforcing the posture of humble dependence on God's grace.
In Psalm 56:4, the psalmist declares trust in God's word, reinforcing the reliance on God's promise seen in the plea for favor.
In Psalm 56:10, the repeated praise of God's word mirrors the confidence in God's promise that underlies the entreaty for grace.
In Psalm 138:2, God's word is exalted alongside His name, emphasizing the high value placed on God's promises — the basis of the plea for grace.
Hosea 7:14 describes people who 'do not cry to me from the heart' — the exact opposite of the wholehearted entreaty in this verse.
In Deuteronomy 4:29, seeking God with all your heart leads to finding Him — the same wholehearted seeking expressed in the plea for favor.
In Jeremiah 29:13, seeking God with all your heart guarantees finding Him — reinforcing the wholehearted pursuit of God's favor in the main verse.
In Matthew 24:35, Jesus declares His words will never pass away — affirming the enduring reliability of God's word, which Psalm 119:58 appeals to.
Hebrews 10:22 calls us to 'draw near with a true heart' — a NT echo of the wholehearted approach to God seen here.