Psalm 25:7
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.
Cross-reference
Psalm 6:4 pleads for deliverance based on God's unfailing love — same appeal to God's character as in David's request for forgiveness.
In Psalm 31:16, the same plea for salvation based on God's steadfast love appears, reinforcing the theme of relying on God's mercy.
Psalm 51:1 similarly pleads for mercy and blotting out transgressions — a parallel plea for forgiveness.
Psalm 79:8 similarly pleads for God not to hold past sins against them, directly paralleling the request to 'remember not the sins of my youth'.
Psalm 109:14 asks God to remember the sins of enemies, contrasting sharply with the main verse's plea for God to forget sins.
Psalm 106:4 echoes the same plea 'Remember me' in the context of God's saving favor, closely paralleling Psalm 25:7.
Isaiah 38:17 says God has put sins behind his back, echoing the main verse's request for God not to remember sins.
Hebrews 10:16-18 repeats the new covenant promise of sins remembered no more, confirming the complete forgiveness the main verse seeks.
Hebrews 8:12 quotes the new covenant promise that God will remember sins no more, fulfilling the hope expressed in the main verse.
Ephesians 2:4-8 expands on God's rich mercy and grace saving us despite our trespasses, echoing the plea for forgiveness.
Ephesians 1:7 directly answers the plea: forgiveness of sins through Christ's blood, showing the NT fulfillment of God's mercy.
Jeremiah 3:25 confesses sin from youth onward, echoing David's plea for God to not remember sins of youth.
Isaiah 64:9 begs God not to remember sins forever, closely matching the main verse's request for forgiveness of past sins.
Isaiah 43:25 declares God blots out transgressions and remembers sins no more, directly reinforcing the main verse's plea.
Job 13:26 shows God remembering sins of youth as punishment — the opposite of David's plea here for God to forget them.
Ezekiel 18:22 promises God will not remember offenses, directly answering the plea in Psalm 25:7 to forget sins of youth.
Hosea 7:2 states God remembers all evil deeds — the very thing David asks God not to do in Psalm 25:7.
Nehemiah 5:19 contrasts by asking God to remember his good deeds, while the psalmist asks God to forget his sins and remember him by grace.
2 Kings 20:3 contrasts Hezekiah's appeal to his own faithfulness with the psalmist's reliance on God's steadfast love alone.
In Luke 18:13, the tax collector's plea for mercy echoes David's request for God to overlook his youthful sins — both rely on God's compassion.
Genesis 19:29 shows God remembering Abraham and saving Lot, illustrating God's merciful remembrance that the psalmist seeks.
Nehemiah 13:31 asks 'Remember me for good,' a simpler version of the psalmist's request for favorable remembrance.