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Psalm 25:15

My eyes are ever on the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

13His soul will dwell at ease. His offspring will inherit the land.
14The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.
15My eyes are ever on the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
16Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted.
17The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses.
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Eyes fixed on YHWH and feet caught in a net picture trust that persists while danger still has a hold.

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Where else Scripture says this

9 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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2 Chronicles 20:12Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”Both passages turn their eyes toward God amid danger, looking to him for help beyond their own strength.
Psalm 141:8For my eyes are on you, LORD, the Lord. I take refuge in you. Don’t leave my soul destitute.Both speakers keep their eyes on the LORD, trusting him for protection while they remain in need.
Psalm 124:7–8Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.Both use a trapping image for danger: Psalm 25 anticipates release, while Psalm 124 describes escape from a broken snare.
Psalm 31:4Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for you are my stronghold.Both speak of being plucked from a net, with Psalm 25 expressing confidence and Psalm 31 asking for rescue.
Psalm 121:1–2A Song of Ascents. I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?Both mention the eyes in connection with seeking help, though Psalm 121’s supplied line leaves the source as a question.
Jeremiah 5:26For wicked men are found among my people. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.Both describe people caught in traps; Jeremiah identifies wicked people setting them, while Psalm 25 looks to the LORD for release.
2 Timothy 2:25–26in gentleness correcting those who oppose him. Perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,The shared thread is dependence on God’s action: rescue in the psalm and the possible granting of repentance in Timothy.
Zechariah 9:1A revelation. The LORD’s word is against the land of Hadrach, and will rest upon Damascus— for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward the …Both describe eyes directed toward the LORD, with Psalm 25 speaking of one person and Zechariah naming Israel’s tribes.
1 Kings 1:20You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.Both describe eyes fixed on someone expected to act: the LORD for rescue, and the king for a decision about succession.
Where this verse fits

Anxiety or panic. waiting. fear for the future.

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Encouragement

The next lines still ask for mercy and relief. Keeping your eyes on YHWH can coexist with distress; the psalm locates hope for rescue in him.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).