Psalm 22:26
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
Cross-reference
Psalm 69:32 similarly promises revived hearts to those who seek God, directly echoing the language of seeking and life.
Psalm 105:3 urges those who seek the LORD to rejoice, paralleling the call to praise and live forever here.
Psalm 105:4 echoes the call to seek the LORD, reinforcing that those who seek Him will praise and be satisfied.
Psalm 23:5 depicts God preparing a table with overflowing cup — a parallel image of divine provision and satisfaction for the faithful.
Psalm 25:9 speaks of God leading the humble — the same group ('afflicted') who eat and are satisfied in Psalm 22:26.
Psalm 40:16 echoes the joy of those who seek God — directly paralleling the praise of seekers in Psalm 22:26.
Psalm 132:15 promises God will satisfy her poor with bread — a direct parallel to the afflicted eating and being satisfied here.
John 6:51 presents Jesus as the living bread — those who eat live forever, fulfilling the OT picture of eating and eternal life.
Genesis 3:22 shows God preventing fallen man from eating and living forever — contrasting with the blessed eating that gives eternal life here.
In Joel 2:26, the same language appears: 'eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD'—a direct parallel.
John 6:48-58 presents Jesus as the bread of life, offering eternal satisfaction, a deeper fulfillment of the afflicted's eating.
John 4:14 promises living water that quenches thirst forever, paralleling the eternal satisfaction and life in Psalm 22:26.
In Isaiah 61:1, the anointed brings good news to the poor—the same afflicted ones who will eat and praise in Psalm 22.
In Matthew 5:5, the meek (afflicted) are blessed and will inherit the earth—a NT echo of God's care for the humble.
In Zephaniah 2:3, the humble are called to seek the LORD—the same group who will eat and praise in Psalm 22.
In Isaiah 55:2, God invites all to eat what is good and be satisfied—a parallel call to find true satisfaction in Him.
In Amos 5:4, seeking the LORD leads to life—echoing the promise that those who seek Him will have hearts that live forever.
In Lamentations 3:25, the LORD is good to those who seek Him—matching the promise that seekers will praise and live forever.
Isaiah 65:13 promises that God's servants will eat and be satisfied, contrasting with the wicked, reinforcing the blessing on the afflicted.
Isaiah 25:6 depicts God's eschatological feast for all peoples, expanding the satisfaction of the afflicted into a future banquet.
Proverbs 9:5 invites to eat wisdom's bread and wine — a parallel metaphor for spiritual nourishment and satisfaction.
Leviticus 7:11-17 describes the peace offering meal where offerers eat, providing a ritual background for the afflicted eating and being satisfied.