Psalm 136:23
Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Cross-references
Psalm 142:6 cries 'I am brought very low'—a personal plea that mirrors God's remembrance of the lowly.
Psalm 116:6 recalls being 'brought low' and saved—the same low estate God remembered in Psalm 136:23.
Psalm 72:12-14 describes the king delivering the needy and poor—echoing God's remembrance of the lowly in Psalm 136:23.
Psalm 102:17 describes God regarding the prayer of the destitute, echoing the same theme of God remembering the lowly.
Psalm 106:43-45 recounts God remembering His covenant when Israel was brought low, mirroring the low estate here.
Psalm 113:7 directly parallels God raising the poor from dust, reinforcing the theme of lifting the lowly.
Psalm 115:12 affirms 'The Lord remembers us and will bless us' — a direct parallel to the remembrance in Psalm 136:23.
Psalm 88:5 laments being forgotten by God, the opposite of the remembrance promised in Psalm 136:23.
Psalm 25:6 pleads for God to remember His mercy; Psalm 136:23 declares He does — a petition versus a statement.
Luke 1:48 uses the same phrase 'low estate' from the Greek Old Testament, tying Mary's song to this psalm.
Genesis 8:1 says 'God remembered Noah' in the ark, a specific instance of God remembering the lowly, as here.
Luke 1:48 echoes 'low estate' as Mary praises God for looking on her humble state, a direct linguistic parallel.
Ezekiel 16:3-13 depicts Jerusalem's lowly origins and God's care, illustrating the same 'low estate' remembrance.
Isaiah 63:9 describes God's love and pity in all Israel's affliction, directly paralleling His remembrance in low estate.
1 Samuel 2:8 lifts the needy from dust to sit with princes—the same reversal God performs for the lowly.
1 Samuel 2:7 states the Lord 'brings low and exalts'—directly matching God's action in Psalm 136:23.
Deuteronomy 32:36 says God will have compassion when He sees their power gone, matching the low estate theme.
Ezra 9:9 recalls God remembering His people in bondage and giving them relief — the same low estate remembrance.
Numbers 10:9 assures being remembered by God in distress and saved—parallel to God remembering Israel in low estate.
Leviticus 26:42 recalls God remembering His covenant—the same faithful remembrance that rescues the lowly in Psalm 136:23.
Genesis 19:29 shows God 'remembering Abraham' to rescue Lot—God's remembrance bringing deliverance, echoing Psalm 136:23.