Psalm 86:14
O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
Cross-references
Psalm 119:85 also uses 'insolent' — they dig pits for the psalmist, showing the same pattern of godless enemies seeking his life.
Psalm 10:4 describes the wicked's pride and refusal to seek God — the same attitude as those who do not set God before them in Psalm 86:14.
Psalm 14:4 describes evildoers who do not call on the Lord — parallel to the insolent who do not set God before them in Psalm 86:14.
Psalm 36:1 says the wicked have no fear of God before their eyes — the same lack of reverence as those in Psalm 86:14 who do not set God before them.
Psalm 36:11 prays to be kept from the foot of arrogance — same plea against insolent enemies as here.
Psalm 54:3 is nearly identical: 'ruthless men seek my life; they do not set God before themselves' — a direct parallel.
Psalm 119:51 mentions 'the insolent' deriding the psalmist — same term for arrogant enemies opposing the faithful.
In Psalm 119:69, the same Hebrew term 'insolent' appears — they smear the psalmist with lies, another example of arrogant enemies who disregard God.
Psalm 25:19 also speaks of many foes with violent hatred — matching the 'violent men' and their opposition here.
Psalm 22:16 depicts being surrounded by evildoers — the same 'band of violent men' imagery David uses here.
Psalm 18:48 celebrates God subduing enemies under David — the same deliverance from hostile forces that David pleads for here.
Psalm 140:5 describes arrogant enemies setting traps — similar to the ruthless band seeking the psalmist's life in Psalm 86:14.
Psalm 10:11 shows the wicked thinking God doesn't see — a specific expression of not setting God before them as in Psalm 86:14.
Psalm 10:13 asks why the wicked renounce God — the same insolent attitude of those who do not set God before them in Psalm 86:14.
Matthew 26:3 shows the chief priests plotting against Jesus — a typological fulfillment of the insolent rising up against God's anointed.
Acts 4:27 lists Herod, Pilate, and peoples gathered against Jesus — the same kind of ruthless enemies David describes rising against him.
Matthew 26:4 specifies their intent to kill Jesus — mirroring the ruthless enemies seeking the psalmist's life in Psalm 86:14.
Matthew 27:1 records the final counsel to put Jesus to death — the ultimate example of insolent men rising up against God's Anointed.
2 Samuel 15:1-12 recounts Absalom's conspiracy — a concrete example of the insolent rising up against David, seeking his life without regard for God.
2 Samuel 17:1 records Ahithophel's plan to pursue and kill David — a direct fulfillment of the ruthless enemies seeking the psalmist's life.
2 Samuel 16:20-23 shows Ahithophel's counsel to defile David's concubines — a specific act of insolence against God's anointed.
Ezekiel 9:9 repeats the claim that the Lord does not see — echoing the insolent's attitude of not setting God before them in Psalm 86:14.
Ezekiel 8:12 shows elders saying 'The Lord does not see us' — the same disregard for God's presence as in Psalm 86:14.
2 Samuel 17:14 reveals God's sovereignty in frustrating Ahithophel's counsel — showing that the insolent enemies' plans are ultimately thwarted by God.