Psalm 39:12

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Cross-reference

In Psalm 119:19, the psalmist calls himself a stranger on earth — echoing the same sojourner identity.

Psalm 35:22 Parallel

In Psalm 35:22, David pleads 'keep not silence' — the same plea as 'hold not thy peace' in Psalm 39:12, a direct verbal parallel.

Psalm 56:8 Parallel

Psalm 56:8 asks God to record tears — a parallel plea for God to notice and remember the psalmist's weeping.

Psalm 119:54 Related theme

In Psalm 119:54, the psalmist sings God's statutes in his pilgrimage — reinforcing the sojourner theme.

In 1 Chronicles 29:15, David prays the same words — we are strangers and sojourners as our fathers were.

In 1 Peter 2:11, Peter applies the same 'strangers and pilgrims' language to Christians, echoing the sojourner identity from Psalm 39:12.

In 1 Peter 1:17, believers are urged to pass their sojourning in fear — applying the sojourner identity to Christian life.

In Hebrews 11:13, the patriarchs are described as strangers and exiles on earth — the same sojourner identity.

Hebrews 5:7 Typology

In Hebrews 5:7, Christ offers prayers with tears and is heard — fulfilling the pattern of tearful prayer David exemplifies.

Job 16:20 Parallel

In Job 16:20, Job also pours out tears to God amid scorn — mirroring David's tearful plea.

In 2 Kings 20:5, God hears Hezekiah's tears and heals him — showing the answer David pleads for here.

In Leviticus 25:23, God declares Israel strangers and sojourners with Him — the same identity David claims.

Genesis 47:9 Historical context

In Genesis 47:9, Jacob calls his life a pilgrimage — the very 'father' David refers to, grounding the sojourner theme in patriarchal history.

In Genesis 23:4, Abraham declares 'I am a stranger and a sojourner' — the exact phrase David uses, linking his own identity to the patriarch.

In Genesis 28:4, Jacob is called a stranger in the land — another patriarchal sojourner, reinforcing David's identification with his fathers.

In Genesis 26:3, God tells Isaac to sojourn in the land — another father whose experience underlies David's claim of being a sojourner.

Genesis 21:34 Historical context

In Genesis 21:34, Abraham sojourned in Philistine land — one of the 'fathers' David mentions, illustrating the sojourner pattern.

Exodus 18:3 Allusion

In Exodus 18:3, the same explanation for Gershom's name appears — Moses as a stranger, echoing the sojourner identity of Psalm 39:12.

Exodus 2:22 Allusion

In Exodus 2:22, Moses names his son Gershom because 'I have been a stranger' — extending the sojourner theme beyond the patriarchs.