Psalm 16:8

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Cross-reference

Psalm 121:5 Parallel

Psalm 121:5 says the Lord is your shade at your right hand, similar protective presence.

Psalm 110:5 Parallel

Psalm 110:5 says the Lord is at Your right hand, a parallel image of divine presence at the right hand.

Psalm 62:6 Parallel

Psalm 62:6 repeats 'I shall not be greatly shaken' — both express unshakable trust in God as rock and refuge.

Psalm 73:23 Parallel

Psalm 73:23 says God holds my right hand, mirroring 'He is at my right hand' in Psalm 16:8.

Psalm 109:31 says God stands at the right hand of the needy, same image as Psalm 16:8.

Psalm 21:7 Parallel

Psalm 21:7 says the king 'shall not be moved' because he trusts in the LORD — the exact same Hebrew phrase as 'I shall not be shaken' here.

Psalm 30:6 Contrast

Psalm 30:6 uses the same phrase 'I shall never be moved' but in a context of false security in prosperity — contrasting with David's true trust in God.

Psalm 54:3 Contrast

In Psalm 54:3, the wicked are described as not setting God before them — the opposite of David's posture in Psalm 16:8.

Psalm 55:22 Parallel

In Psalm 55:22, the same promise that God sustains the righteous so they are not moved echoes David's confidence in Psalm 16:8.

Psalm 15:5 Parallel

In Psalm 15:5, the righteous person 'shall never be moved' — the same Hebrew phrase as 'I shall not be shaken' here, linking stability to God's presence.

Psalm 36:11 Parallel

Psalm 36:11 prays not to be driven away by the wicked — a request for the same stability David declares in 'I shall not be shaken'.

Psalm 4:8 Related theme

Psalm 4:8 speaks of lying down in peace because God makes one dwell in safety — a similar confidence in God's protection as 'I shall not be shaken'.

Acts 2:25-28 directly quotes Psalm 16:8-11 as prophecy of Christ's resurrection.

Genesis 48:15 has Jacob blessing Joseph by 'the God before whom my fathers walked' — same theme of living in God's presence as in Psalm 16:8.

Genesis 24:40 quotes Abraham's servant: 'the LORD, before whom I have walked' — a phrase parallel to 'set the LORD always before me'.

In Proverbs 10:30, the righteous are promised never to be removed — a parallel to David's confidence in not being shaken in Psalm 16:8.

Genesis 5:22 Related theme

Genesis 5:22 says Enoch 'walked with God' — a continual fellowship mirrored by David's 'set the LORD always before me'.