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Psalms 39:12 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Psalms 39:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 39 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.”
Psalms 39:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 39:12
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. This verse intensifies David's appeal through three escalating petitions: hear my prayer, give ear to my cry, and don't be silent at my tears. The progression from words (prayer) to sounds (cry) to silent tears reflects deepening anguish that transcends articulation. Romans 8:26 echoes this: 'The Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.''Hold not thy peace at my tears' (al techerash el dim'ati, אַל־תֶּח...
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Cross-References for Psalms 39:12
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“I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims”
“not having received the promises”
“and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people”
“I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.”
“the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.”
“The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.”
“in the days of his flesh”
“Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?”
“who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work”