Psalm 84:9 prays for God to look on the face of his anointed — a parallel appeal to the anointed king theme.

In Psalm 2:2, the rulers oppose the LORD's anointed — directly referring to the same anointed king theme as Psalm 89:20.

Psalm 18:50 explicitly mentions God's steadfast love to his anointed, David and his offspring — directly echoing the anointing of David here.

Psalm 20:6 affirms that the LORD saves his anointed — a direct parallel to the anointed king theme in Psalm 89:20.

Psalm 45:7 describes God anointing the king with oil of gladness — a parallel to the anointing of David as servant.

Psalm 78:70 recounts God choosing David from the sheepfolds — directly parallel to finding David as servant in Psalm 89:20.

1 Samuel 16:1 records God sending Samuel to anoint David, the very event summarized in this verse.

1 Samuel 16:12 shows God identifying David as the chosen one, directly matching 'I have found my servant David'.

1 Samuel 16:13 describes Samuel anointing David with oil, exactly as this verse says 'with my holy oil I have anointed him'.

Isaiah 61:1-3 speaks of the Spirit-anointed Messiah, prefigured by David's anointing with oil here.

1 Samuel 13:14 prophesies that God would find a man after His heart to be prince — the man is David, anointed in this verse.

Acts 13:22 directly echoes God's declaration of finding David, confirming his divine appointment as king.

John 1:41 identifies Jesus as the Messiah (Anointed One), the ultimate fulfillment of David's anointing.

Luke 1:69 applies the Davidic anointing to Jesus as the 'horn of salvation', fulfilling the promise of a Davidic king.

Lamentations 4:20 laments the capture of 'the LORD's anointed' — directly referencing the same title for the king, now in tragedy.

Isaiah 42:1 introduces God's chosen servant on whom He puts His Spirit — a prophetic parallel to David as God's anointed servant.

In 2 Chronicles 6:6, God says He chose David to rule Israel — a direct parallel to the anointing in Psalm 89:20.

In 1 Chronicles 14:2, David knows the LORD established him as king — confirming the anointing and divine choice.

2 Samuel 23:1 calls David 'the anointed of the God of Jacob' — a direct title matching the anointing in this verse.

2 Samuel 22:51 celebrates God's steadfast love to His anointed, David — the same anointed one referenced here.

2 Samuel 6:21 has David himself affirming that God chose him to be prince over Israel — directly echoing this anointing.

2 Samuel 7:14 is part of the Davidic covenant, where God promises to be a father to David's son — linked to the anointing that begins the dynasty.

Hebrews 1:9 speaks of Christ's anointing with joy, paralleling the anointing of David as God's chosen servant.

Exodus 29:7 describes anointing Aaron as priest, a parallel ritual to David's kingly anointing here.

Zechariah 4:14 refers to two anointed ones (Joshua and Zerubbabel), echoing the anointing of David as God's chosen servant.