Psalm 50:4
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
Cross-reference
In Psalm 50:6, the heavens declare God's righteousness, directly responding to the call for witnesses in verse 4.
Psalm 135:14 repeats the promise that God will vindicate his people, directly echoing the judgment context of Psalm 50:4.
In Psalm 96:13, the heavens and earth rejoice at God's coming to judge, linking creation's role in judgment.
Psalm 98:9 also depicts God coming to judge the earth in righteousness, echoing the judgment theme of Psalm 50:4.
Psalm 51:4 acknowledges God's judgment in personal sin, paralleling the judgment theme but on an individual scale.
In Deuteronomy 30:19, Moses explicitly calls heaven and earth as witnesses, the same legal imagery used here for God's judgment.
In Deuteronomy 31:28, Moses again calls heaven and earth to witness against Israel, mirroring the courtroom scene in this psalm.
In Deuteronomy 32:1, Moses summons heaven and earth to hear his song, reinforcing the motif of creation as witness.
In Isaiah 1:2, the prophet calls heaven and earth to hear God's complaint, using the same witness formula as this psalm.
Deuteronomy 32:36 similarly speaks of God vindicating his people, reinforcing the theme of divine judgment on Israel.
Jeremiah 6:18 summons nations and congregation as witnesses to God's judgment — a very similar courtroom scene of calling witnesses.
Hebrews 10:30 declares 'The Lord will judge his people' — directly echoing the judgment of God's people here.
In Micah 6:2, the mountains and earth are called to hear God's indictment, continuing the witness theme.
Isaiah 5:3 calls inhabitants to judge between God and His vineyard — a similar courtroom imagery of God calling for judgment.
In Micah 6:1, the Lord calls mountains and hills as witnesses, a variation of summoning creation to testify.
John 5:22 reveals that the Father has entrusted all judgment to the Son, contrasting with the direct divine judgment in Psalm 50:4.