Psalm 143:7

Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

Cross-reference

Psalm 13:1-4 asks 'How long will you hide your face?' — the same fear of abandonment and plea for God's attention.

Psalm 22:24 Parallel

Psalm 22:24 reassures that God does not hide His face from the afflicted, directly answering David's fear of being hidden from.

Psalm 27:9 Parallel

Psalm 27:9 contains the identical plea 'Hide not your face from me', making it a direct parallel in wording and urgency.

Psalm 28:1 Parallel

Psalm 28:1 uses identical language 'like those who go down to the pit' and asks God not to be silent, a strong parallel.

In Psalm 88:4-6, the psalmist is counted among those who go down to the pit, reinforcing the despair of near-death.

Psalm 71:12 Parallel

Psalm 71:12 echoes the same urgent plea for God to not be far and to hasten help, reinforcing the desperate cry for deliverance.

Psalm 40:13 Parallel

Psalm 40:13 cries 'Make haste to help me!' — the same urgent plea for quick deliverance as 'Answer me quickly'.

Psalm 40:17 Parallel

Psalm 40:17 pleads 'Do not delay, O my God!' — echoing the psalmist's cry for God not to hide his face.

Psalm 70:5 Parallel

Psalm 70:5 (likely intended) pleads 'Do not delay' — the same urgent plea for God's quick deliverance as here.

Psalm 69:3 Parallel

Psalm 69:3 shares the theme of weary waiting with eyes dim and throat parched, mirroring the spirit failing in this plea.

Psalm 69:17 Parallel

Psalm 69:17 also begs 'Hide not your face from your servant' and asks for haste, a close parallel to this verse.

Psalm 142:6 Parallel

Psalm 142:6 expresses being 'brought very low' and cries for deliverance—the same desperation and plea for rescue from oppression.

Psalm 141:1 Parallel

Psalm 141:1 cries 'hasten to me'—a direct parallel to the request for a quick answer, sharing the same urgent tone.

Psalm 102:2 Parallel

Psalm 102:2 contains the identical plea for God not to hide his face and to answer speedily, directly echoing the psalmist's desperation.

Psalm 70:1 Parallel

Psalm 70:1 cries 'Hasten, O God, to save me'—a near verbatim parallel to the main verse's 'Answer me quickly'.

Psalm 55:1 Parallel

Psalm 55:1 pleads 'do not ignore my plea'—very similar to the urgent cry 'Answer me quickly' in the main verse.

Psalm 31:2 Parallel

Psalm 31:2 asks God to 'come quickly to my rescue'—a near identical plea for speedy deliverance as in the main verse.

Psalm 30:7 Parallel

In Psalm 30:7, the same 'hide your face' expression links to God's favor withdrawn—echoing the desperation of being hidden from.

In Isaiah 38:18, Sheol cannot thank God, directly mirroring 'those who go down to the pit' as unable to praise.

Jonah 2:6 Parallel

Jonah 2:6 describes being brought up from the pit—directly echoing the 'go down to the pit' and offering a deliverance parallel.

Isaiah 38:14 shows Hezekiah moaning like a dove with weary eyes—a similar lament of physical weakness and crying out to God.

Lamentations 3:6 depicts dwelling in darkness like the dead—the same grave imagery as 'those who go down to the pit'.

Proverbs 1:12 uses the exact phrase 'go down to the pit' to describe violent death, mirroring the psalmist's fear of being swallowed by Sheol.

Job 17:16 Parallel

In Job 17:16, Job asks if hope will go down to the bars of Sheol, directly echoing descent into the pit.

In Numbers 16:33, Korah's company goes down alive into Sheol, directly illustrating 'go down to the pit'.

Isaiah 57:16 explains that God limits anger because the spirit would grow faint, showing the same fragility that prompts David's cry.

In Genesis 4:14, Cain fears being hidden from God's face, paralleling David's plea not to hide His face.

Isaiah 8:17 Contrast

Isaiah 8:17 accepts God hiding His face with patient hope, contrasting David's urgent plea for immediate response.