Psalm 27:10

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

Cross-references

Psalm 69:8 Parallel

Psalm 69:8 similarly describes being estranged from family, reinforcing the experience of being forsaken by relatives.

Isaiah 49:15 contrasts a mother's potential forgetfulness with God's unfailing remembrance, mirroring Psalm 27:10's contrast between parental forsaking and God's acceptance.

Matthew 10:36 explicitly says a person's enemies will be from his own household, directly echoing the familial forsaking in Psalm 27:10.

John 16:32 Allusion

In John 16:32, Jesus applies this confidence to Himself: though disciples abandon Him, the Father remains with Him.

2 Samuel 16:11 Historical context

2 Samuel 16:11 shows David's own son seeking his life, a family betrayal that parallels the forsaking by parents in Psalm 27:10.

In 2 Timothy 4:16, Paul experiences desertion by people, mirroring the psalmist's trust that God does not forsake.

In Isaiah 40:11, God's tender shepherd care for the vulnerable parallels the promise that God takes up the forsaken.

Matthew 10:21 describes family members betraying each other, a more extreme version of the parental forsaking in Psalm 27:10.