Psalm 3:7

Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Cross-reference

Psalm 10:12 Parallel

Psalm 10:12 repeats the plea 'Arise, O LORD' for the afflicted, mirroring the call for God to strike enemies.

Psalm 59:5 Parallel

Psalm 59:5 urges God to 'rouse yourself to punish all nations,' matching the call to arise against enemies.

Psalm 58:6 Parallel

Psalm 58:6 directly repeats the image of breaking teeth of the wicked, reinforcing the plea for divine judgment.

Psalm 44:23 Parallel

Psalm 44:23 asks 'Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord?' — a parallel plea for God to rouse himself and act.

Psalm 35:23 Parallel

Psalm 35:23 calls God to 'awake and rouse yourself' for vindication, similar to the cry for God to arise and save.

Psalm 12:5 Parallel

In Psalm 12:5, God declares 'I will now arise' to protect the needy from oppressors, echoing the same divine response.

Psalm 76:9 Parallel

Psalm 76:9 describes God arising to establish judgment and save the humble, fulfilling the plea in Psalm 3:7.

Psalm 7:6 Parallel

In Psalm 7:6, the same 'Arise, O LORD' plea appears, calling for God to act against enemies.

Psalm 9:19 Parallel

In Psalm 9:19, the cry 'Arise, O LORD' and plea for judgment against nations mirrors the call for deliverance.

Psalm 10:15 Parallel

In Psalm 10:15, the request to 'break the arm of the wicked' parallels striking enemies on the cheek and breaking teeth.

Psalm 17:13 Parallel

In Psalm 17:13, the call 'Arise, O LORD' and request to subdue the wicked mirrors the same urgent appeal.

Psalm 27:2 Parallel

In Psalm 27:2, enemies who attack stumble and fall, similar to God striking them on the cheek.

Psalm 7:1 Parallel

Psalm 7:1 is another prayer for deliverance from pursuers — a similar plea for salvation as in this verse.

Job 29:17 Parallel

In Job 29:17, Job says he broke the fangs of the wicked — the same 'breaking teeth' imagery used here for God's judgment.

Isaiah 51:9 Parallel

Isaiah 51:9 calls on God's arm to awake and strike as in ancient times, echoing the call for God to arise and defeat enemies.

Habakkuk 2:19 mocks calling idols to 'Arise!' — contrasting the living God who truly answers the plea in Psalm 3:7.

In 2 Samuel 22:18, David praises God for rescuing him from strong enemies — the same deliverance theme as this psalm's prayer.

Job 4:10 Parallel

In Job 4:10, the teeth of lions are broken — the same metaphor of God breaking the power of the wicked as here.

2 Samuel 15:32 Historical context

2 Samuel 15:32 describes David's flight from Absalom — the same historical context as this psalm, showing the setting of David's prayer.

In Zechariah 9:7, God removes abominations from teeth, a parallel image of divine judgment on enemies' mouths, though here it's cleansing.

Job 16:10 Contrast

In Job 16:10, enemies strike Job on the cheek — the same image but from the victim's perspective, contrasting with God's judgment here.

In Lamentations 3:30, the sufferer offers his cheek to be struck — a passive response contrasting with God's active striking of enemies here.