Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Cross-references
Psalm 46:11 declares 'God is our fortress', directly echoing Psalm 62:8's 'God is our refuge'.
Psalm 142:2 says 'I pour out my complaint,' directly illustrating the act of pouring out heart before God as urged in Psalm 62:8.
Psalm 42:4 uses the exact phrase 'pour out my soul,' showing a personal lament that exemplifies the pouring out of heart commanded in Psalm 62:8.
Psalm 18:2 describes God as rock, fortress, refuge — the same refuge theme as Psalm 62:8's 'God is our refuge'.
Psalm 9:9 describes the LORD as a 'stronghold for the oppressed' — echoing the refuge imagery of the main verse.
Psalm 4:5 directly calls to 'put your trust in the LORD' — a clear parallel to the trust command in the main verse.
Psalm 55:22 urges 'cast your burden on the LORD' — a near synonym for 'pour out your heart' with a promise of sustenance.
Psalm 84:12 pronounces blessing on those who trust in God — directly reinforcing the trust theme of the main verse.
Psalm 86:4 says 'to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul' — a close parallel to pouring out the heart before God.
Psalm 112:7 describes a heart firm in trusting the LORD — echoing the steadfast trust called for in the main verse.
Psalm 115:9 commands 'O Israel, trust in the LORD!' — a direct parallel to the trust exhortation in the main verse.
Psalm 118:8 declares it better to take refuge in the LORD than trust in man — reinforcing the refuge and trust themes.
Psalm 22:4 recalls the trust of the fathers — reinforcing the call to trust in Psalm 62:8 by pointing to God's past faithfulness.
Psalm 22:5 continues the trust theme — they cried, were rescued, and not ashamed — providing a pattern for the trust urged in Psalm 62:8.
Psalm 119:145 echoes the same wholehearted crying out to God — pouring out the heart in prayer.
Isaiah 26:4 commands trust in the LORD as an everlasting rock, directly paralleling the call to trust and God as refuge in Psalm 62:8.
Isaiah 50:10 urges trust in God's name even in darkness, mirroring the 'at all times' trust and refuge theme of Psalm 62:8.
Lamentations 2:19 directly parallels 'pour out your heart like water' — the same imagery of pouring out hearts to God.
Philippians 4:6 urges presenting requests to God instead of anxiety, matching the call to pour out hearts in Psalm 62:8.
Job 13:15 expresses hope in God even if slain—a powerful example of trusting at all times and pouring out heart in extreme suffering.
1 Samuel 1:15 has Hannah 'pouring out my soul before the LORD,' a vivid OT example of the pouring out of heart commanded in Psalm 62:8.
Mark 11:22 is Jesus' direct command to have faith in God — the same call to trust as in Psalm 62:8.
Daniel 3:28 describes men who trusted in God and were delivered — a concrete example of the trust called for in Psalm 62:8.
Jeremiah 48:7 warns against trusting in works and treasures — the opposite of trusting in God as refuge.
1 Samuel 30:6 shows David strengthening himself in the Lord amid distress, exemplifying the trust and pouring out of hearts in Psalm 62:8.
Proverbs 22:19 also emphasizes placing trust in the Lord — directly reinforcing the call to trust.
Proverbs 3:5 echoes the call to trust in God with all your heart — the same reliance on God as refuge.
In 1 Timothy 6:17, the rich are warned not to trust in uncertain riches but in God — parallel to the call to trust in God at all times.
In Isaiah 26:16, people come to God in distress, echoing the call to pour out hearts in Psalm 62:8.
Lamentations 3:24 declares the Lord as one's portion and hope — echoing the trust and refuge of Psalm 62:8.
Hebrews 6:18 speaks of fleeing to take hold of hope, which parallels taking refuge in God as in Psalm 62:8.
Jeremiah 20:12 shows the prophet pouring out his heart and committing his cause to God — echoing the trust and refuge theme.
Isaiah 33:2 is a prayer of waiting on God for salvation and strength — similar to pouring out heart and trusting God as refuge.
Proverbs 14:26 says fearing the Lord provides a secure fortress and refuge, linking fear of God to the refuge theme of Psalm 62:8.
Romans 12:12 calls for constant prayer and patient hope — similar to pouring out heart before God.