Psalm 94:2
Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
Cross-reference
Psalm 94:15 shows the result of God's repayment: justice returns to the righteous, completing the psalm's arc.
Psalm 7:6 similarly calls on God to arise in anger and execute judgment, matching the plea for God to rise up as judge.
Psalm 31:23 directly echoes this: 'the proud he pays back in full' — same language and theme.
Psalm 50:6 declares that God Himself is judge, reinforcing the title 'judge of the earth' used here.
Psalm 74:22 also pleads 'Arise, O God' to defend His cause, closely paralleling the call for God to act as judge.
Psalm 10:12 cries 'Arise, Lord!' against the wicked who boast — nearly identical plea for God to act against the proud.
Psalm 68:1 uses the same 'arise' language, but focuses on scattering enemies rather than judging the proud.
Isaiah 10:12 shows God punishing the proud Assyrian king — a specific example of repaying the proud.
Revelation 18:6-8 calls for Babylon to be repaid double — a New Testament echo of the prayer for God to judge the proud.
1 Peter 5:5 states 'God opposes the proud' — a New Testament restatement of the principle behind the plea for judgment.
Daniel 5:22-24 rebukes Belshazzar's pride and announces God's judgment — the handwriting on the wall fulfills the call to repay the proud.
Daniel 4:37 declares that God humbles the proud, as Nebuchadnezzar learned — directly affirming the Judge's action against pride.
Jeremiah 50:32 continues the judgment: the arrogant one stumbles and falls — a vivid fulfillment of the plea to pay back the proud.
Jeremiah 50:31 pronounces God's judgment on the 'arrogant one' — Babylon — echoing the same call to repay the proud.
In Isaiah 37:36-38, God judges the proud Assyrian king Sennacherib by striking his army and later his life — a direct answer to the plea for divine retribution.
Isaiah 37:29 records God's response to the king's insolence — a direct repayment of pride.
Genesis 18:25 asks 'Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?' — the same title and concept as here.
Isaiah 2:17 repeats the humbling of pride, reinforcing the same eschatological judgment.
Isaiah 2:12 explicitly states God has a day for all the proud — a clear parallel to paying them back.
Job 40:12 continues the same thought: 'crush the wicked' — a direct parallel to repaying the proud.
Jeremiah 51:56 explicitly states 'the LORD is a God of recompense; he will surely repay,' directly reinforcing the plea for repayment.
Isaiah 47:3 declares God's vengeance on Babylon, echoing the call for repayment to the proud in this verse.
Isaiah 2:11 describes the day when human pride is brought low, aligning with God's judgment on the proud.
John 5:22 reveals that the Father has given all judgment to the Son, developing the OT theme of God as judge.
Hebrews 12:23 calls God 'the judge of all,' matching the title 'judge of the earth' and affirming His role as ultimate judge.
Job 40:11 echoes the command to humble the proud, showing God's consistent stance.
Isaiah 37:23 highlights the Assyrian king's pride against God, setting up the judgment that follows.