Psalm 143:9
Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Cross-references
Psalm 34:2-4 recounts seeking the Lord and being delivered from all fears — mirroring the psalmist's plea for deliverance from enemies.
Psalm 56:9 declares that when the psalmist cries, enemies turn back — directly paralleling the prayer for deliverance from enemies.
Psalm 61:3 calls God a shelter and strong tower from the enemy — the same refuge imagery as 'I take refuge in you'.
In Psalm 142:5, David calls God his refuge while fleeing from enemies — echoes the same cry for shelter.
Psalm 32:7 describes God as a hiding place who preserves from trouble — same refuge theme.
Psalm 64:2 prays for hiding from wicked schemers — parallel request for deliverance from enemies.
Psalm 119:86 mentions persecution with falsehood and a cry for help — similar situation of enemy attack.
Hebrews 6:18 speaks of fleeing for refuge to God's promise — a NT echo of the OT refuge motif.
Proverbs 18:10 uses 'strong tower' imagery for God as refuge where the righteous flee — same concept of seeking safety.
Isaiah 32:2 describes a hiding place and shelter — parallel refuge imagery, though applied to a future king.
Isaiah 26:20 calls to hide in chambers until wrath passes — a different kind of refuge (divine judgment).