Psalm 71:4
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Cross-references
Psalm 17:9 echoes the same plea for deliverance from wicked oppressors, using nearly identical language of being surrounded by enemies.
Psalm 17:13 continues the plea, asking God to confront and bring down the wicked — a parallel cry for rescue from the same threat.
Psalm 59:1 opens with a similar cry: 'Deliver me from my enemies' — directly paralleling the request for rescue from the wicked.
Psalm 59:2 specifies deliverance from 'those who work evil' and 'bloodthirsty men' — reinforcing the same category of oppressors.
Psalm 140:1-4 expands on the same theme: deliverance from evil, violent men who plan harm — a detailed parallel to the wicked hand.
Psalm 43:1 echoes the same cry for deliverance from deceitful and unjust men — a parallel prayer for rescue.
Psalm 140:4 similarly asks for protection from the wicked and violent — a parallel plea for deliverance.
Psalm 17:8 asks to be hidden under God's wings — a prayer for protection like Psalm 71:4's plea for rescue from the wicked.