Psalm 25:18
Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Cross-references
Psalm 32:1-5 celebrates forgiveness of sins, directly corresponding to the plea for forgiveness of all sins in this verse.
In Psalm 51:9, David directly asks God to hide his face from sins and blot out iniquity — a parallel plea for forgiveness.
Psalm 119:153 says 'Look on my affliction and deliver me,' directly mirroring the request to consider affliction and forgive sins.
In Psalm 31:7, the psalmist rejoices that God saw his affliction — a direct parallel to 'look upon my affliction'.
In Psalm 39:8, the psalmist asks to be saved from all transgressions — a parallel plea for forgiveness of sins.
In 1 Samuel 1:11, Hannah uses the same phrase 'look on the affliction of your servant,' a parallel plea for God's attention to suffering.
2 Samuel 16:12 has David hoping the Lord will 'look on my affliction,' the exact phrase used here for God's consideration.
In Genesis 29:32, Leah says the LORD has seen her misery — the same phrase 'look upon my affliction' used here.
Lamentations 1:9 uses the exact phrase 'behold my affliction' — a direct verbal echo of the plea here.
In Matthew 9:2, Jesus forgives a paralytic's sins after seeing their faith — linking physical affliction with spiritual forgiveness.
In Job 10:15, Job describes being full of shame and drowned in affliction — mirroring the affliction and sin theme.
In 2 Chronicles 6:39, Solomon prays for God to hear and forgive His people when they cry out — echoing the forgiveness plea.
Luke 11:4 includes a petition for forgiveness of sins, paralleling the request for forgiveness in this verse.