Psalm 144:13
That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
Cross-reference
In Psalm 107:38, God multiplies people and does not let their livestock decrease—a direct parallel to the prayer for sheep numbering thousands in the fields.
In Psalm 107:37, fields yield fruitful harvests after deliverance—a similar picture of agricultural plenty that reinforces the blessing of full barns and thriving flocks.
Deuteronomy 7:13 promises the same covenant blessings—fruit of womb, ground, and livestock—directly linking abundance to God's love.
Deuteronomy 7:14 continues the blessing with no barrenness among livestock, reinforcing the fertility theme in this verse.
Deuteronomy 28:4 lists the same blessings of fertility and harvest, part of the covenant prosperity code echoed here.
In Deuteronomy 28:8, the Lord commands blessing on barns and all undertakings—a direct covenant promise that underlies the psalmist's hope for full storehouses.
Luke 12:16-20 warns against hoarding abundance—the rich fool’s barns contrast with the humble prayer for provision here.
Genesis 1:22 gives God’s original blessing to multiply—the source of the abundance prayed for here.
Exodus 23:26 promises God will prevent barrenness in livestock—directly paralleling the prayer for sheep to multiply abundantly in Psalm 144:13.
Job 42:12 records Job's restored wealth including thousands of sheep—the exact blessing of multiplied flocks that Psalm 144:13 requests.
In Leviticus 26:10, the blessing is so great that old stores must be cleared out for new—a specific image of surplus that matches the full barns of the psalm.
Genesis 8:17 commands the animals to multiply after the flood, a renewal of creation’s fruitfulness echoed in this prayer.
In Genesis 26:14, Isaac's abundant flocks and herds provoke Philistine envy—mirroring the same kind of agricultural prosperity prayed for here.
In Leviticus 26:5, the covenant blessing includes unending harvests and secure dwelling—the same promised abundance of food and peace as the full barns and no outcry.
Job 21:10 describes the wicked's thriving herds—showing that even the ungodly can enjoy the same fertile flocks prayed for in Psalm 144:13.