Psalm 72:16
There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Cross-reference
Psalm 72:6 prays for the king's reign to be like rain on the land — the same context of agricultural blessing that leads to the abundance in verse 16.
Psalm 72:3 prays for mountains to bear peace — within the same psalm, reinforcing the theme of blessing on the land under the king.
Psalm 85:12 promises that the land will yield its increase — a direct parallel to the prayer for abundant grain in the land.
Psalm 92:12-14 says the righteous flourish like trees in God's courts — a parallel image of flourishing people, though here it's specifically the righteous.
1 Kings 4:20 describes the actual population abundance during Solomon's reign — a direct historical fulfillment of the prayer in this verse.
Isaiah 30:23 promises rich grain and pasture after judgment, directly paralleling the agricultural abundance prayed for here.
Isaiah 32:15 describes the Spirit's outpouring turning wilderness to fruitful field, mirroring the psalm's vision of land fertility.
Hosea 14:5-7 uses the same imagery of Israel flourishing like grain and cedars of Lebanon — a clear parallel to the prayer for abundance here.
Isaiah 44:3-5 uses the same imagery of people springing up like grass after God pours out His Spirit and blessing, echoing the prayer for abundant population.
Genesis 26:12 shows Isaac reaping a hundredfold harvest as a direct example of the abundant grain prayed for here.
Job 5:25 promises descendants as numerous as the grass of the earth — directly matching the image of people blossoming like grass.
Isaiah 29:17 prophesies Lebanon becoming a fruitful field — a similar image of abundance, though with a different focus on transformation.
In 1 Corinthians 3:6-9, Paul uses planting and watering as a metaphor for ministry, echoing the theme that God gives the increase — a parallel to the agricultural abundance prayed for here.
Hosea 2:23 speaks of God sowing his people in the land, restoring them. Both share themes of sowing and fruitfulness as signs of divine blessing.
Jeremiah 33:22 promises to multiply David's offspring like the stars, paralleling the prayer for people to blossom like grass.
Isaiah 61:11 uses the sprouting of seeds to picture righteousness and praise springing up — a similar agricultural metaphor for blessing.
Isaiah 35:2 describes the desert blooming with the glory of Lebanon — echoing the fruitfulness imagery of this verse.
Genesis 41:47 describes the seven plentiful years in Egypt — a historical instance of abundant produce, similar to the prayer for grain.