Psalm 142:6
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Cross-references
In Psalm 143:7, David urgently begs for a quick answer before his spirit fails – directly parallel to this plea for God's attention.
In Psalm 143:3, David describes being crushed by enemies and sitting in darkness – the same desperate situation of persecution as in this verse.
In Psalm 116:6, David testifies that God saved him when he was brought low – a testimony of answered prayer that fulfills the plea here.
In Psalm 79:8, the same phrase 'brought very low' appears – a communal lament asking for compassion in desperate need, mirroring this personal cry.
Psalm 59:3 highlights that these fierce enemies conspire without cause, matching the unjust persecution in the main verse.
Psalm 57:4 paints the enemies as lions with sharp weapons, intensifying the danger described in the main verse.
Psalm 57:3 adds God's response: He sends from heaven to save and rebuke pursuers, answering the plea in the main verse.
Psalm 38:19 echoes 'many strong foes who hate without cause' — reinforcing the psalmist's experience of being overwhelmed by enemies.
Psalm 31:15 similarly places one's life in God's hands, asking deliverance from pursuers — a direct thematic echo.
Psalm 9:13 similarly cries for mercy from those who hate, and adds the image of being lifted from gates of death — deepening the plea for rescue.
In Psalm 136:23, God's remembrance of his people in their low estate echoes this cry to be remembered when brought low.
Psalm 40:2 describes a past rescue from a pit — contrasting with David's present plea, yet showing God's pattern of deliverance.
In Psalm 44:24-26, the psalmist cries for God to see their affliction and redeem them – a parallel lament of being brought low.
Psalm 35:17 also cries for rescue from enemies, using lion imagery — similar plea for deliverance from overpowering foes.
Psalm 25:2 echoes the same cry for deliverance from enemies, trusting God not to let them triumph.
In Psalm 3:1, David laments the multitude of enemies rising against him – a parallel situation of being surrounded by persecutors.
Romans 8:37 claims believers are more than conquerors — directly contrasting the psalmist's feeling of being overwhelmed by stronger enemies.
In 1 Samuel 24:14, David calls himself a dead dog and flea — the same lowly self-perception as 'brought very low' in the psalm, set in the same cave event.
Jeremiah 31:11 echoes 'those stronger than they' — God's promise to redeem from overpowering enemies, mirroring David's plea.
Genesis 32:11 shows Jacob's similar plea for deliverance from a stronger adversary (Esau), paralleling the psalmist's fear and cry.