Cross references

Psalm 53:5

There they are, overwhelmed with dread,

where there was nothing to fear.

For God has scattered the bones

of those who besieged you.

You put them to shame,

for God has despised them.

Psalm 53:5 BSB

Psalm 53:5 has 21 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 28:1 (9 votes) and Leviticus 26:36 (8 votes). 18 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Genesis 43 to Mark 6.

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Which verses does Psalm 53:5 point to?

The 20 strongest of 21, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

  2. As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.

  3. Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD. May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

  4. As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

  5. They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”

  6. I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols and scatter your bones around your altars.

  7. And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.

  8. Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God.

  9. “At that time,” declares the LORD, “the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of the officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves. They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.

  10. Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul. So your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be afraid night and day, never certain of survival. …

  11. Psalm 2:43 votes
  12. Psalm 14:53 votes
  13. Psalm 35:43 votes
  14. Job 15:212 votes

Which verses point to Psalm 53:5?

The 10 strongest of 18.