Psalm 4:1

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have freed me when I was hemmed in and relieved me when I was in distress;
Be gracious to me and hear [and respond to] my prayer.

Exodus 34:6-7

Then the Lord passed by in front of him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth (faithfulness);

Job 36:16


“Then indeed, He enticed you from the mouth of distress and confinement,
Into a broad place where there is no constraint or distress;
And that which was set on your table was full of fatness (rich food).

Psalm 17:6


I have called upon You, for You, O God, will answer me;
Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

Psalm 18:18-19


They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
But the Lord was my support.

Jeremiah 23:6


“In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell safely;
Now this is His name by which He will be called;
‘The Lord Our Righteousness.’

Habakkuk 3:19


The Lord God is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army];
He has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet
And makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my high places [of challenge and responsibility].


For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.

1 Samuel 17:37

David said, “The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you.”

1 Samuel 19:11-12

Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch for him, so that he might kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, told him, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”

1 Samuel 23:26-28

Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to capture them.

1 Chronicles 25:1-6

Moreover, David and the commanders of the army selected for the [temple] service some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals. The list of the musicians who performed their service was as follows:

Psalm 6:1

O Lord, do not rebuke or punish me in Your anger,
Nor discipline me in Your wrath.

Psalm 11:7


For the Lord is [absolutely] righteous, He loves righteousness (virtue, morality, justice);
The upright shall see His face.

Psalm 22:1

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

Psalm 24:5


He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Psalm 25:16


Turn to me [Lord] and be gracious to me,
For I am alone and afflicted.

Psalm 31:8


And You have not given me into the hand of the enemy;
You have set my feet in a broad place.

Psalm 40:1-3

I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord;
And He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalm 41:12


As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And You set me in Your presence forever.

Psalm 42:1

As the deer pants [longingly] for the water brooks,
So my soul pants [longingly] for You, O God.

Psalm 45:1

My heart overflows with a good theme;
I address my psalm to the King.
My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

Psalm 56:1

Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled on me;
All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.

Psalm 57:1

Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me,
For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure
Until destruction passes by.

Psalm 67:1

God be gracious and kind-hearted to us and bless us,
And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.

Psalm 76:1

God is known in Judah;
His name is great in Israel.

Psalm 86:3-5


Be gracious and merciful to me, O Lord,
For to You I cry out all the day long.

Psalm 116:6


The Lord protects the simple (childlike);
I was brought low [humbled and discouraged], and He saved me.

Psalm 116:16


O Lord, truly I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid;
You have unfastened my chains.

Psalm 119:75-77


I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are fair,
And that in faithfulness You have disciplined me.

Psalm 119:132


Turn to me and be gracious to me and show me favor,
As is Your way to those who love Your name.

Psalm 143:2


And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.

Isaiah 45:24


“It shall be said of Me, ‘Only in the Lord are righteousness and strength.’
To Him people will come,
And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

1 Corinthians 1:30

But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God [revealing His plan of salvation], and righteousness [making us acceptable to God], and sanctification [making us holy and setting us apart for God], and redemption [providing our ransom from the penalty for sin],

2 Corinthians 1:8

For we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about our trouble in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor], how we were utterly weighed down, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life [itself].

2 Corinthians 1:10

He rescued us from so great a threat of death, and will continue to rescue us. On Him we have set our hope. And He will again rescue us [from danger and draw us near],

2 Corinthians 5:20-21

So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.} Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

General references

Bible References

(title

Psalm 22:1
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
Psalm 42:1
As the deer pants [longingly] for the water brooks,
So my soul pants [longingly] for You, O God.
Psalm 45:1
My heart overflows with a good theme;
I address my psalm to the King.
My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

O

Psalm 11:7

For the Lord is [absolutely] righteous, He loves righteousness (virtue, morality, justice);
The upright shall see His face.
Psalm 24:5

He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Psalm 41:12

As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And You set me in Your presence forever.
Isaiah 45:24

“It shall be said of Me, ‘Only in the Lord are righteousness and strength.’
To Him people will come,
And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.
Jeremiah 23:6

“In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell safely;
Now this is His name by which He will be called;
‘The Lord Our Righteousness.’
1 Corinthians 1:30
But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God [revealing His plan of salvation], and righteousness [making us acceptable to God], and sanctification [making us holy and setting us apart for God], and redemption [providing our ransom from the penalty for sin],
2 Corinthians 5:20
So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.

Thou

Psalm 18:18

They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
But the Lord was my support.
Psalm 31:8

And You have not given me into the hand of the enemy;
You have set my feet in a broad place.
Psalm 40:1
I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord;
And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalm 116:6

The Lord protects the simple (childlike);
I was brought low [humbled and discouraged], and He saved me.
1 Samuel 17:37
David said, “The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you.”
1 Samuel 19:11
Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch for him, so that he might kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, told him, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”
1 Samuel 23:26
Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to capture them.
Job 36:16

“Then indeed, He enticed you from the mouth of distress and confinement,
Into a broad place where there is no constraint or distress;
And that which was set on your table was full of fatness (rich food).
2 Corinthians 1:8
For we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about our trouble in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor], how we were utterly weighed down, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life [itself].

Have mercy upon me

Psalm 56:1
Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled on me;
All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.
Psalm 57:1
Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me,
For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure
Until destruction passes by.
Psalm 86:3

Be gracious and merciful to me, O Lord,
For to You I cry out all the day long.
Psalm 119:75

I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are fair,
And that in faithfulness You have disciplined me.
Psalm 143:2

And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.
Exodus 34:6
Then the Lord passed by in front of him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth (faithfulness);

General references

Psalm 27:7

Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
Be gracious and compassionate to me and answer me.