Psalm 86:16

O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

Cross-reference

Psalm 25:16 Parallel

Psalm 25:16 contains the same plea: 'Turn to me and be gracious to me,' mirroring the cry for mercy in Psalm 86:16.

Psalm 69:16 Parallel

Psalm 69:16 echoes the same plea for God to turn and show mercy, reinforcing the cry for grace and deliverance.

Psalm 90:13 Parallel

Psalm 90:13 similarly implores God to return and have pity on His servants, paralleling the call for divine favor.

Psalm 116:16 repeats the exact phrase 'son of your maidservant,' reinforcing the psalmist's humble servant identity.

Psalm 119:132 uses nearly identical wording—'Turn to me and be gracious'—directly echoing the petition for grace.

Psalm 138:3 Parallel

Psalm 138:3 testifies that God answered and increased strength, showing the fulfillment of the request for strength.

Psalm 28:8 Parallel

Psalm 28:8 proclaims the Lord as the strength of His people and saving refuge, reinforcing the plea for strength and salvation.

Psalm 84:5 Related theme

Psalm 84:5 blesses those whose strength is in God, highlighting the theme of relying on divine strength.

Isaiah 40:29-31 promises God gives power to the faint and renews strength, assuring the answer to the plea for strength.

Luke 1:38 Allusion

Luke 1:38 shows Mary calling herself the Lord's servant, echoing the humble submission of the psalmist as a maidservant's son.

Isaiah 45:24 declares that only in the Lord are righteousness and strength, affirming the exclusive source of the strength sought.

Zechariah 10:12 promises God will make His people strong, directly corresponding to the request for strength.

Ephesians 3:16 describes being strengthened with power through the Spirit—the same divine strengthening the psalmist prays for.

Ephesians 6:10 Related theme

Ephesians 6:10 commands believers to be strong in the Lord's might, echoing the psalmist's plea for God's strength.

Philippians 4:13 Related theme

Philippians 4:13 declares strength through Christ who empowers—parallel to the psalmist's request for divine strength.

Colossians 1:11 Related theme

Colossians 1:11 speaks of being strengthened with God's glorious might, matching the psalmist's cry for strength.