Psalm 51:9
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Cross-references
Psalm 51:1 already asks God to blot out transgressions; verse 9 repeats the plea for iniquities, reinforcing the same request.
In Psalm 25:18, the psalmist asks God to look on affliction and forgive sins — same plea for forgiveness and removal of sin.
Isaiah 38:17 describes God casting sins behind His back, a parallel image to David's request to blot out iniquities.
Jeremiah 16:17 declares that no sin is hidden from God's eyes, contrasting with David's plea for God to hide His face from his sins.
Micah 7:18 praises God who pardons iniquity and passes by transgression, echoing David's plea for blotting out iniquities.
Micah 7:19 says God casts sins into the sea, a vivid parallel to David's request to blot out all iniquities.
Colossians 2:14 describes Christ blotting out the record of debt against us, fulfilling the OT imagery of blotting out sins.
In Nehemiah 4:5, the prayer asks God not to blot out enemies' sins — the opposite of David's plea for blotting out his own.
In Isaiah 43:25, God declares He blots out transgressions for His own sake — directly echoes David's request.
In Isaiah 44:22, God says He has blotted out transgressions like a cloud — same imagery of removal.
In Zechariah 3:4, the angel removes Joshua's filthy garments and takes away his iniquity — symbolic parallel to blotting out sins.
Acts 3:19 echoes 'blot out' sins, linking repentance to the same divine forgiveness David sought.
Romans 4:7 celebrates forgiveness and covering of sins, paralleling David's plea for blotting out iniquity.