Psalm 39:8
Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
Cross-reference
Psalm 25:11 pleads for pardon of great guilt — a parallel prayer for forgiveness of transgressions.
Psalm 25:18 asks God to consider affliction and forgive sins — directly parallel to the plea for deliverance from transgressions.
Psalm 44:13 describes being made a taunt and scorn, directly paralleling the fear of being the scorn of the fool.
Psalm 51:7-10 prays for cleansing and a clean heart — a fuller expression of the repentance and forgiveness sought here.
Psalm 51:14 echoes the plea 'deliver me' from bloodguilt, paralleling the request for deliverance from transgressions.
Psalm 79:4 laments being a taunt and mockery, directly echoing the fear of being the scorn of the fool.
In Psalm 119:39, the psalmist similarly asks God to turn away reproach, linking the fear of scorn to God's good judgments.
Psalm 130:8 promises redemption from all iniquities, directly answering the plea for deliverance from all transgressions.
In Psalm 119:22, the psalmist asks God to take away scorn and contempt, directly echoing the plea in Psalm 39:8.
Psalm 65:3 speaks of God atoning for transgressions when they prevail, complementing the plea for deliverance.
In Psalm 74:18, the psalmist laments that foolish enemies revile God's name, similar to the fear of being scorned by fools.
Matthew 1:21 reveals Jesus' mission to save from sins, answering the OT plea for deliverance from transgressions.
Titus 2:14 describes Christ redeeming from all lawlessness, fulfilling the cry for deliverance from all transgressions.
Micah 7:19 describes God casting all sins into the sea, echoing the request for deliverance from all transgressions.
In Joel 2:17, the priests plead that God not make His heritage a reproach, echoing the psalmist's plea against personal scorn.
In Romans 2:24, Paul cites that God's name is blasphemed because of sin, paralleling the psalmist's fear that his transgressions cause scorn.