Psalm 53:5

There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

Cross-reference

Psalm 83:17 Parallel

Psalm 83:17 prays for enemies to be put to shame and perish, reinforcing the theme of divine disgrace here.

Psalm 83:16 Parallel

Psalm 83:16 asks God to fill enemies' faces with shame, a similar plea for the disgrace seen here.

Psalm 40:14 Parallel

Psalm 40:14 petitions for shame on those who seek the psalmist's life, matching the shame God puts on the wicked here.

Psalm 14:5 Parallel

Psalm 14:5 is nearly identical — 'there they are in great terror' — showing this verse is a variant of the same psalm.

Psalm 35:4 Parallel

Psalm 35:4 prays for enemies to be put to shame, directly echoing the shame inflicted on the wicked here.

Psalm 35:26 Parallel

Psalm 35:26 also calls for shame on those who rejoice at calamity, paralleling the shame God brings on enemies here.

Psalm 141:7 Parallel

Psalm 141:7 uses the same image of bones being scattered, though in a lament about death rather than judgment on enemies.

Psalm 73:20 Parallel

Psalm 73:20 describes God despising the wicked as a dream, echoing the rejection theme in Psalm 53:5.

Psalm 2:4 Parallel

Psalm 2:4 shows God laughing at enemies, paralleling the divine rejection and scattering in Psalm 53:5.

Leviticus 26:36 describes the same terror without cause — the sound of a leaf makes them flee — directly paralleling the panic in Psalm 53:5.

Ezekiel 6:5 Parallel

Ezekiel 6:5 describes God scattering bones around altars in judgment, mirroring the scattering of enemies' bones here.

Proverbs 28:1 parallels the terror without cause — the wicked flee when no one pursues, just as here they are in great terror where there is no terror.

2 Kings 7:7 Parallel

2 Kings 7:7 shows the Syrians fleeing and abandoning everything — mirroring the scattering of enemies in Psalm 53:5.

2 Kings 7:6 Parallel

In 2 Kings 7:6, God causes the Syrians to hear sounds of an army and flee in panic — a parallel to the terror without visible cause in Psalm 53:5.

In 1 Samuel 14:15, God sends a great panic among Israel's enemies — the same divine terror that causes the evildoers to be in great fear.

Job 18:11 Parallel

In Job 18:11, terrors chase the wicked on every side — the same theme of groundless terror that strikes God's enemies.

Isaiah 8:12 Contrast

In Isaiah 8:12, God tells His people not to fear what the wicked fear — contrasting with the terror that strikes the wicked here.

In Isaiah 33:14, sinners in Zion are afraid and trembling — the same terror that seizes the godless as in this verse.

Ezekiel 37:1-11 reverses the scattering — God gathers dry bones to restore life, contrasting the judgment of scattering here.

Isaiah 37:22–38 Historical context

Isaiah 37:22-38 recounts God routing Assyria, a historical example of scattering enemies as in Psalm 53:5.

In Leviticus 26:17, the curse of fleeing when none pursues mirrors the 'great terror where there is no terror' — both describe panic sent by God.

Job 15:21 Parallel

In Job 15:21, the wicked hears dreadful sounds even in prosperity — a parallel to the terror without cause in Psalm 53:5.

Deuteronomy 28:65-67 describes the constant dread of those under God's curse — a broader parallel to the sudden terror in Psalm 53:5.

In Jeremiah 49:15, God makes Edom small and despised — similar to the shaming and scattering of enemies here.