Psalm 139:24

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Cross-references

Psalm 143:10 continues the plea: 'Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground' — the same request for God's leading.

Psalm 5:8 Parallel

Psalm 5:8 similarly pleads 'Lead me, O LORD' — a direct parallel to the request for guidance in the way everlasting.

Psalm 7:3 Parallel

Psalm 7:3 appeals to God to examine for guilt, matching David's request to search for any offensive way.

Psalm 17:3 Parallel

Psalm 17:3 also describes God testing the heart — a parallel plea for divine examination of one's inner life.

Psalm 25:9 Parallel

Psalm 25:9 says God leads the humble in what is right — directly echoing the lead me request and the need for humility.

Psalm 143:8 Parallel

Psalm 143:8 similarly prays 'Make me know the way I should go' — both seek divine guidance on life's path.

Psalm 19:12 Related theme

Psalm 19:12 acknowledges human inability to discern own errors, asking forgiveness for hidden faults — reinforcing the need for God to search the heart.

Psalm 26:2 Parallel

Psalm 26:2 directly parallels this plea: 'Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and mind.' Same request for God's examination.

Psalm 11:5 Parallel

Psalm 11:5 also describes God examining the righteous, contrasting them with the wicked whom He hates — a parallel to the plea for divine scrutiny.

Psalm 25:8 Parallel

Psalm 25:8 declares God instructs sinners in the way — affirming the basis for the psalmist's request for guidance.

Psalm 119:1 Parallel

Psalm 119:1 blesses those whose way is blameless — describing the blessed path the psalmist asks to be led on.

Psalm 119:32 echoes the same desire to run in God's way, but here the psalmist asks for an enlarged heart to obey.

Psalm 31:3 Related theme

Psalm 31:3 asks God to 'lead and guide me' for His name's sake — similar request for divine guidance, though in a context of protection.

Jeremiah 17:9 declares the heart deceitful — explaining why the psalmist asks God to search for any offensive way.

John 14:6 Typology

John 14:6 reveals Jesus as 'the way' — the OT 'way everlasting' finds its personal fulfillment in Christ.

Jeremiah 17:10 affirms that God searches the heart — directly matching the psalmist's request for divine examination.

Matthew 7:14 describes the narrow way that leads to life — the same 'way everlasting' the psalmist asks to be led in.

2 Corinthians 13:5 commands believers to 'examine yourselves' regarding faith — a direct NT counterpart to the psalmist's self-examination plea.

Job 34:32 Parallel

Job 34:32 prays 'Teach me what I do not see; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more' — virtually identical to the psalmist's request.

Lamentations 3:40 explicitly calls to 'examine our ways and test them, and return to the LORD' — direct parallel to asking God to lead in the way everlasting.

Job 9:21 Contrast

Job 9:21 asserts 'I am blameless' — contrasting with the psalmist's humble plea for God to reveal any offensive way.

Colossians 2:6 calls believers to 'walk in him' — the path of the way everlasting is now walking in Christ.

John 3:21 Related theme

John 3:21 describes those living by the truth coming into the light so their deeds are seen — parallels the desire for God to reveal any offensive way.

Proverbs 28:26 warns against trusting your own mind — echoing the need for God's guidance asked in the lead me plea here.

Job 10:2 Parallel

Job 10:2 asks God to 'let me know why you contend against me' — a parallel cry for divine insight into one's condition.