Psalm 12:7
Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
Cross-references
Psalm 37:28 affirms God preserves his saints forever, directly matching the promise of keeping and guarding in Psalm 12:7.
Psalm 37:40 describes God delivering the righteous from the wicked, paralleling the guarding from this generation in Psalm 12:7.
Psalm 121:8 promises the LORD will keep your going out and coming in, echoing the keeping and guarding in Psalm 12:7.
Psalm 145:20 states the LORD preserves those who love him, directly paralleling the keeping and guarding of the faithful in Psalm 12:7.
Psalm 16:1 is a plea for preservation, echoing the theme of God keeping and guarding in Psalm 12:7.
1 Samuel 2:9 echoes this theme: God guards the faithful and silences the wicked, reinforcing divine protection.
1 Peter 1:5 describes believers shielded by God's power, mirroring the preservation of the needy here.
Jude 1:1 speaks of believers 'kept for Jesus Christ,' paralleling the protective keeping in this verse.