Psalm 68:28
Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
Cross-references
Psalm 138:8 affirms God will fulfill His purpose and not forsake the work of His hands — echoing the prayer to strengthen His work.
Psalm 90:17 asks God to establish the work of our hands — nearly identical in meaning to 'strengthen that which thou hast wrought'.
Psalm 42:8 uses the same verb: the LORD commands his steadfast love — here the psalmist prays for God to command strength.
Psalm 44:4 calls on God to command victories — a parallel plea for divine action as in this prayer for strength.
Psalm 71:3 speaks of God giving the command to save — similar to this request for God to command strength.
Ephesians 3:17-20 prays for believers to be strengthened with power — a NT parallel to the OT prayer for God to strengthen His work.
Philippians 1:6 promises He who began a good work will carry it on — directly mirroring the request to strengthen what God has wrought.
2 Thessalonians 1:11 prays that God may fulfill every work of faith by His power — a clear parallel to the plea for God to strengthen His work.
2 Corinthians 12:9 reveals God's power perfected in weakness — the ultimate source of the strength the psalmist requests.
Isaiah 40:31 promises renewed strength to those who wait on the LORD — the same divine empowerment sought here.
2 Corinthians 12:10 concludes that weakness becomes strength in Christ — echoing the theme of divine strengthening here.