Psalm 6:4
Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.
Cross-references
In Psalm 22:20, the same cry 'deliver my soul' echoes this plea for rescue from death.
Psalm 116:8 gives thanks for deliverance from death, fulfilling the rescue requested here.
Psalm 116:4 repeats the exact plea 'deliver my soul', showing a shared pattern of desperate prayer.
Psalm 90:13 cries 'Relent, LORD! How long?'—directly parallels the plea for God to turn and show compassion.
Psalm 86:13 thanks God for delivering from Sheol, linking steadfast love to rescue—the same basis as this plea.
Psalm 80:14 pleads 'Return to us' and 'look down'—same appeal for God to turn back and intervene as in Psalm 6:4.
Psalm 79:9 also appeals to God's character (name's sake) for deliverance, paralleling the plea for steadfast love.
Psalm 69:13 pleads for answer based on 'abundance of steadfast love'—the same attribute invoked here for deliverance.
Psalm 17:13 asks God to rise up and rescue from the wicked—same plea for deliverance as in Psalm 6:4.
Psalm 31:16 directly parallels: 'save me in your steadfast love' — nearly identical wording.
Psalm 121:7 promises God will keep your life—an assurance of protection that answers this plea for deliverance.
Psalm 79:8 asks for compassion when brought low—a similar cry for mercy in distress, though without explicit 'steadfast love'.
Psalm 25:7 appeals to God's steadfast love for forgiveness, while this verse appeals for deliverance—same foundation.
Psalm 120:2 also cries 'deliver me', but from slander—a specific threat rather than general distress.
Isaiah 38:17 thanks God for delivering from the pit, linking love and forgiveness—expanding the basis of rescue here.
Daniel 9:18 likewise bases its plea on God's great mercy, not human righteousness, mirroring the appeal to steadfast love.
Jeremiah 17:14 echoes the plea: 'Heal me... save me... for you are my praise,' a direct parallel.
Malachi 3:7 calls people to return to God, while Psalm 6:4 asks God to turn—opposite directions of the same 'return' theme.