Psalm 34:22
The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Cross-references
Psalm 31:5 says 'you have redeemed me' — the same redemption of the faithful that the LORD provides here.
Psalm 84:12 directly blesses those who trust in God, mirroring the refuge and security promised in the main verse.
Psalm 103:4 says God redeems your life from the pit — the same redemption of his servants' lives promised here.
Psalm 130:8 also uses 'redeem' (padah) for Israel's iniquities, echoing the same divine redemption promised to servants in Psalm 34:22.
Psalm 121:7 promises the LORD will keep you from all harm and watch over your life—directly paralleling the protection and redemption of the refuge-taker.
Psalm 125:1 compares those who trust in the LORD to unshakable Mount Zion—reinforcing the security and stability promised to those who take refuge.
Psalm 71:23 praises God for redeeming the soul — the same redemption that leads to joy, as implied by the deliverance here.
1 Kings 1:29 repeats David's oath about the LORD redeeming his soul from adversity, a near-verbatim parallel to Psalm 34:22.
2 Samuel 4:9 records David's identical phrase 'redeemed my life out of every adversity,' directly mirroring the redemption in Psalm 34:22.
Lamentations 3:58 says 'you have redeemed my life,' using the same concept of personal redemption from trouble as Psalm 34:22.
John 10:27-29 assures that Jesus’ sheep will never perish and cannot be snatched away—a NT echo of no condemnation for those who take refuge.
1 Peter 1:5 speaks of believers being guarded by God’s power through faith for salvation—paralleling the redemption and protection of those who take refuge.
Romans 8:31-39 declares that no charge can stand against God’s elect and nothing separates us from His love—reinforcing the promise of no condemnation.
Revelation 5:9 describes Christ's blood ransoming people from every nation, a universal redemption echoing Psalm 34:22's promise.
1 Peter 1:19 specifies the ransom as Christ's blood, a NT development of the redemption mentioned in Psalm 34:22.
1 Peter 1:18 speaks of being ransomed from futile ways, expanding the OT redemption theme to Christ's work, a NT parallel.
In Acts 12:11, Peter recognizes angelic rescue from Herod, similar to the deliverance promised to those who take refuge in God.
In Daniel 3:28, Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges God delivered His servants who trusted Him, mirroring the theme of redemption for the faithful.
In Jeremiah 39:18, God promises deliverance to Ebed-melech for trusting Him, echoing the same principle of redemption for those who take refuge in the Lord.
Ezra 8:22 affirms that God’s hand is for good on all who seek Him—similar to the refuge and redemption theme, though with a broader scope.