Psalm 4:1

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

Cross-reference

Psalm 18:19 Parallel

Psalm 18:19 uses the same 'broad place' imagery — God rescues and brings into spacious freedom, just as He gave relief in Psalm 4:1.

Psalm 31:8 Parallel

Psalm 31:8 also uses 'broad place' for deliverance — the same spatial metaphor of relief David experiences in Psalm 4:1.

Psalm 18:36 Parallel

Psalm 18:36 is identical to 2 Samuel 22:37, using 'wide place' imagery that parallels the relief in Psalm 4:1.

Psalm 27:7 Parallel

Psalm 27:7 echoes the same plea for God to hear and be gracious — a parallel cry for deliverance.

Psalm 143:2 Contrast

Psalm 143:2 contrasts by acknowledging no one is righteous before God, while Psalm 4:1 appeals to God's righteousness as a basis for deliverance.

Psalm 67:1 Parallel

Psalm 67:1 uses the same 'be gracious' language as a communal blessing, expanding the personal plea to a corporate request.

Psalm 119:132 similarly pleads for God's gracious attention, echoing the request for grace and turning toward the psalmist.

In Psalm 119:75-77, the psalmist asks for comfort and mercy after affliction — similar to David's request for relief and grace in Psalm 4:1.

Psalm 6:1 Parallel

Psalm 6:1 similarly pleads for mercy, but specifically asks not to be rebuked in anger — a different angle on distress.

Psalm 11:7 Related theme

Psalm 11:7 affirms God loves righteousness and the upright see His face — connects to 'God of my righteousness' but focuses on God's character.

Psalm 24:5 Related theme

Psalm 24:5 promises blessing and righteousness from God to those who seek Him — parallels the request for blessing in the plea.

1 Samuel 17:37 shows David's confidence in God's past deliverance for future battles — the same pattern of recalling relief to trust for help seen in Psalm 4:1.

In 2 Corinthians 1:10, Paul speaks of God delivering from deadly peril — the same confidence in God's past and future relief that David expresses in Psalm 4:1.

Jeremiah 23:6 names the Messiah 'The LORD is our righteousness' — a direct verbal parallel to 'God of my righteousness', but messianic.

Exodus 34:6 Allusion

Exodus 34:6 reveals God as merciful and gracious, the very character Psalm 4:1 appeals to when asking for grace.

2 Samuel 22:37 uses the same 'wide place' imagery for God's deliverance, directly paralleling the relief mentioned in Psalm 4:1.

Job 36:16 Allusion

In Job 36:16, Elihu describes God bringing someone out of distress into a broad place — echoing the relief David celebrates in Psalm 4:1.

Jonah 2:2 Parallel

Jonah 2:2 describes crying out in distress and being heard — a parallel experience of answered prayer.

2 Chronicles 6:19 repeats Solomon's plea for God to hear prayer, echoing the same petition as Psalm 4:1.

1 Kings 8:28 asks God to regard prayer and plea, mirroring the request in Psalm 4:1 to hear prayer.

Isaiah 45:24 Related theme

Isaiah 45:24 declares that righteousness and strength are only in the LORD — echoes the attribution of righteousness to God in the plea.

1 Corinthians 1:30 Related theme

In 1 Corinthians 1:30, Christ is our righteousness from God — echoing the same source of righteousness David appeals to here.

2 Corinthians 5:21 Related theme

2 Corinthians 5:21 explains how we become the righteousness of God in Christ — the same righteousness David appeals to as 'God of my righteousness'.