Psalm 51:9

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Cross-references

Psalm 51:1 Parallel

Psalm 51:1 already asks God to blot out transgressions; verse 9 repeats the plea for iniquities, reinforcing the same request.

Psalm 25:18 Parallel

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 Parallel

Micah 7:18 praises God who pardons iniquity and passes by transgression, echoing David's plea for blotting out iniquities.

Micah 7:19 Parallel

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 Allusion

Acts 3:19 echoes 'blot out' sins, linking repentance to the same divine forgiveness David sought.

Romans 4:7 Parallel

Romans 4:7 celebrates forgiveness and covering of sins, paralleling David's plea for blotting out iniquity.