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Psalm 144:7
Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners,
5Part your heavens, LORD, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
6Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.
7Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners,
8whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.
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The plea for God's hand from above names the fear of being overwhelmed by hostile hands and the need for help beyond your own strength.
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2 Samuel 22:17He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.Both describe rescue from waters by God's action from above; David's plea in the psalm becomes an account of rescue in Samuel.
Psalm 18:16He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.Psalm 144 asks God to reach down and rescue, while Psalm 18 recounts God reaching from on high and drawing the speaker out.
Psalm 69:14Deliver me out of the mire, and don’t let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.Both prayers join deliverance from dangerous waters with deliverance from hostile people.
Psalm 69:1–2For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Lilies.” By David. Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!Both cry to God for rescue through the picture of threatening waters; Psalm 69 describes the water reaching the speaker's neck.
Psalm 32:6For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.Both connect prayer to God with great waters, though Psalm 144 pleads for deliverance and Psalm 32 speaks of protection.
Revelation 17:15He said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.Water and peoples occur in both passages, though Revelation explains a vision's symbol and Psalm 144 pleads for rescue.
Nehemiah 9:2The offspring of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.Both mention foreigners, but Psalm 144 asks for rescue from their hands, while Nehemiah describes separation followed by confession.
Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”Both speak of God delivering someone, though David asks for rescue and the speakers in Matthew mock Jesus' trust in God.
Revelation 12:15–16The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.Both portray water as a threat alongside an adversary: hostile foreigners in the psalm and the serpent pursuing the woman in Revelation.
Hosea 5:7They are unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.The connection is slight: both concern danger in relation to the LORD, but Hosea announces judgment for unfaithfulness while David asks for rescue.
Malachi 2:11Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loves, and …The shared thread is limited to foreign ties: David seeks rescue from foreigners, while Malachi condemns marriage tied to a foreign god.
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The foreigners here are enemies described as deceitful in the next line. David directs his plea to God, whose hand he trusts to reach him in danger.
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