Psalm 71:6
By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
Cross-reference
Psalm 71:14 continues the theme of continual praise from verse 6, showing the psalmist's resolve to praise more.
Psalm 22:9 says God brought the psalmist out of the womb and made him trust, directly paralleling the reliance from birth here.
In Psalm 22:10, the same image of being cast upon God from birth reinforces the theme of lifelong dependence.
Psalm 139:13 explicitly describes God forming the psalmist in the womb, directly reinforcing the prenatal care mentioned here.
Psalm 139:16 adds God's foreordination of days, deepening the theme of divine care from before birth.
Psalm 139:15 describes God's knowledge of the psalmist's formation in the womb, a related but distinct prenatal focus.
Psalm 138:8 trusts God to fulfill his purpose and not forsake the work of his hands, linking to God's care from the womb.
Psalm 34:1 shares the same commitment to continual praise, though in a different context.
Psalm 27:9 also pleads for God not to forsake, echoing the psalmist's lifelong reliance on God from birth.
Isaiah 46:3 uses the same 'borne from birth' imagery, applying it to the nation Israel, echoing God's sustaining care.
Isaiah 49:1 speaks of being called from the womb, directly paralleling the birth imagery and God's early claim.
Jeremiah 1:5 uses the same 'formed in the womb' language, showing God's sovereign call from before birth.
Galatians 1:15 echoes the same 'set apart from the womb' language, applying it to Paul's apostolic calling.
Job 3:11 laments being born, contrasting sharply with the psalmist's gratitude for God's sustenance from the womb.
Isaiah 44:2 says God formed you from the womb and will help you, directly paralleling the psalmist's trust from birth.
Isaiah 44:24 repeats 'formed you from the womb,' emphasizing God as Creator and Redeemer from the very beginning.
Isaiah 46:4 extends the promise to old age, showing God's continued care beyond birth, complementing the psalm.
Isaiah 49:5 echoes the same divine formation from the womb, but applies it to the Servant's mission to restore Israel.
Ephesians 5:20 calls for constant thanksgiving, echoing the psalmist's continual praise.