Psalm 121:2

My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

Cross-references

Psalm 46:1 Parallel

Psalm 46:1 echoes God as 'ever-present help,' adding refuge and strength to the same theme of divine assistance.

Psalm 124:8 Parallel

Psalm 124:8 repeats almost verbatim 'our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth' — a direct parallel.

Psalm 146:6 Parallel

Psalm 146:6 further describes God as Maker of heaven, earth, and sea, linking creation and faithfulness.

Psalm 62:1 Parallel

Psalm 62:1 similarly declares that salvation comes from God alone — reinforcing the psalmist's confidence that help is from the LORD.

Psalm 146:5 Parallel

Psalm 146:5 calls blessed those whose help is the God of Jacob, expanding the helper concept to a beatitude.

Isaiah 40:28 presents the LORD as Creator and everlasting, reinforcing the Maker title with a focus on unfailing strength.

Isaiah 41:13 directly states 'I will help you' with the comforting image of God taking your right hand.

Hebrews 13:6 cites a similar confession: 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid,' applying OT confidence to the new covenant.

Genesis 1:1 Parallel

Genesis 1:1 identifies the LORD as Creator of heaven and earth — the same title used here to ground the psalmist's confidence in God's help.

1 Kings 20:23 shows pagan belief that Israel's God is only a hill god — contradicted by the psalm's claim that He made heaven and earth, not just hills.

Jeremiah 3:23 dismisses help from hills as deception, affirming salvation is in the LORD — directly contrasts with the psalm's claim that help comes from the Creator, not hills.

2 Chronicles 20:12 records Jehoshaphat's prayer of helpless dependence on God — parallel to the psalmist's confession that help comes from the LORD.

Isaiah 40:29 shows how this Creator gives strength to the weary, a specific application of the help promised.

Hosea 13:9 Parallel

Hosea 13:9 identifies God as Israel's helper but warns that being against Him brings destruction — same helper, different outcome.