Psalm 34:4
I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Cross-references
Psalm 116:1-6 describes calling on the Lord in distress and being delivered, closely paralleling Psalm 34:4's answered prayer and deliverance.
Psalm 77:1 says 'I cried unto God... and he gave ear unto me,' directly parallel to Psalm 34:4's seeking and answering.
Psalm 18:6 describes crying to God in distress and being heard, mirroring the seeking and answering in Psalm 34:4.
Psalm 22:24 affirms that God hears the afflicted who cry to Him, just as Psalm 34:4 says He answered and delivered.
In Psalm 27:1, the psalmist declares confidence in the Lord as light and salvation, directly addressing the fear that is delivered from here.
Psalm 31:22 recounts crying to God and being heard, paralleling the answered prayer in Psalm 34:4.
In Psalm 46:2, the psalmist declares fearlessness in the face of cosmic upheaval, echoing the deliverance from fears experienced here.
In Psalm 56:3, the psalmist responds to fear by trusting God, which is the same posture that leads to the deliverance from fears here.
Psalm 138:3 says 'when I called, you answered me'—nearly identical testimony of answered prayer and emboldening.
Psalm 107:19 recounts crying to the Lord and being saved—identical structure of distress, call, and deliverance.
Psalm 86:7 explicitly states calling and being answered—a direct parallel to this verse's experience.
Psalm 50:15 is God's promise to deliver when called—this verse exemplifies that promise in action.
In Psalm 3:4, the same pattern of crying aloud and being answered from God's holy hill echoes this personal testimony of deliverance.
Psalm 64:1 is a plea for protection, mirroring the seeking part of this verse but without the answer yet.
In Jonah 2:2, the prophet echoes the same pattern of crying out in distress and being answered by God, mirroring the deliverance from fears here.
In Matthew 7:7, Jesus promises that those who seek will find — a general principle that underlies the specific deliverance from fears here.
In Luke 11:9, Jesus teaches the same principle of persistent prayer, echoing the seeking and answering pattern of this psalm.
2 Corinthians 7:6 shows God comforting the downcast — a parallel to God answering and delivering from fears.
Isaiah 12:2 echoes this trust: 'I will trust and not be afraid' — a parallel declaration of confidence in God's salvation.
In 2 Corinthians 12:9, God's answer to Paul's pleading is not deliverance but sufficient grace — a different response than the deliverance from fears here.
2 Timothy 1:7 declares God gives no spirit of fear — a parallel truth that God delivers from fear, not instills it.
In Hebrews 5:7, Jesus' prayers and cries to be saved from death mirror the seeking and being heard here, though the deliverance takes a different form.
Genesis 33:4 shows Esau's embrace — the answered prayer and deliverance from Jacob's fear, paralleling God's deliverance.
Exodus 18:4 commemorates God saving Moses from Pharaoh's sword — a parallel testimony of deliverance from fear.
Genesis 32:9 records Jacob praying in fear of Esau — a parallel example of seeking the Lord when afraid.
In 2 Corinthians 12:8, Paul also pleads with the Lord, but unlike the deliverance here, his request is not granted in the same way — showing that God's answers vary.
In 1 Samuel 27:1, David acts on fear rather than seeking God — a contrast to the deliverance from fears promised here.
In 1 John 3:22, answered prayer is tied to obedience — a different condition than the seeking here.