Psalm 119:8

I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.

Cross-references

Psalm 119:16 delights in and vows not to forget God's statutes, echoing the commitment to keep statutes in the main verse.

Psalm 119:106 echoes the same commitment to keep God's statutes, reinforcing the vow with a sworn oath.

Psalm 119:116 directly echoes the plea for God's support, asking to be upheld rather than forsaken.

Psalm 119:117 requests God's strength to keep statutes safely, mirroring the prayer not to be forsaken.

Psalm 119:176 admits failure yet still asks God to seek the psalmist, contrasting initial resolve with ongoing need.

Psalm 119:33 echoes the same commitment to keep God's statutes but adds a request for divine teaching to enable perseverance.

Psalm 119:115 adds the need to separate from evildoers to fulfill the same resolve to keep commandments.

Psalm 38:21 Parallel

Psalm 38:21 uses nearly identical language—'Do not forsake me'—as an urgent plea for God's presence.

Psalm 38:22 Parallel

Psalm 38:22 appeals for God's swift help, complementing the request not to be abandoned.

Psalm 51:11 Parallel

Psalm 51:11 pleads not to be cast from God's presence, parallel to the request not to be forsaken.

Joshua 24:15 declares a similar personal commitment to serve God, expanding the resolve to include the household.