Psalms in the New Testament: Words of Jesus
Psalm 22, which covers the entire passion is not included here
New Testament
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01 Matthew 03:10
10And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. / Psalms 001:03
3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Tree as archetype
01 Matthew 05:03–10
3Blessed are … / Psalms 001:01
Blessed is the man that… / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
(Used at least 25 times)
01 Matthew 05:04
4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. / Psalms 147:03
3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount; Beatitudes
Comfort and aid
01 Matthew 05:05
5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. / Psalms 037: 09, 11, 18
9Those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
18The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount: Beatitudes
Meek inherit the earth
01 Matthew 05:06
6Blessed arethey which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. / Psalms 042:2
2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God:
Also 63:1 and 107:9 / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount; Beatitudes
Hunger and thirsting after God
01 Matthew 05:06
6Blessed arethey which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. / Psalms 107:09
9For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount; Beatitudes
Hunger for righteousness
01 Matthew 05:08
8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shallsee God. / Psalms 017:15
15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Also 24:6 and 63:2 / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount; Beatitudes
Seeing God
01 Matthew 05:08
8Blessed arethe pure in heart: for they shall see God. / Psalms 024:03–04
3Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Beatitudes
Purity of heart
01 Matthew 05:08
8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. / Psalms 024:06
6This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face…
Also 17:5 and 63:2 / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount; Beatitudes
Seeing God
01 Matthew 05:08
8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. / Psalms 063:02
2To see thy power and thy glory, so asI have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Also 17:5 and 24:6 / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount; Beatitudes
Seeing God
01 Matthew 05:09
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. / Psalms 002:07
7…the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount; Beatitudes
God as Father
01 Matthew 05:09
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
01 Matthew 5:45
45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: / Psalms 082:06
6I have said, Ye are gods;and all of you are children of the most High. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount; Beatitudes
Children of God
Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Children of God
01 Matthew 05:12
12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven / Psalms 032:11
11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Also +60x / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount: Beatitudes
Rejoice and be glad
01 Matthew 05:13
13… it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. / Psalms 007:05
5…let him tread down my life upon the earth, / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Treading down, or underfoot
01 Matthew 05:13
13… it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. / Psalms 060:01
1O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased;
Also 78:55; 109:10 / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount Beatitudes
Casting out
01 Matthew 05:14
14…A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. / Psalms 048:02
2 …the joy of the whole earth, ismount Zion. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
City on a mountain
01 Matthew 05:14)
14Ye are the light of the world. / Psalms 027:01
1The Lord is my light / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Beatitudes
Light of the Earth
01 Matthew 05:16
6Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. / Psalms 031:16
16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Letting light shine
01 Matthew 05:22
22…whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: / Psalms 037:08
8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Prohibition of anger
01 Matthew 05:39
39…whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. / Psalms 03:07
7Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Slap on Cheek
01 Matthew 05:48
48Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. / Psalms 037:37
37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. / Jesus
Sermon on the mount
Be ye perfect
01 Matthew 06:06
6…when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. / Psalms 055:01
1GIVE ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Pray in secret
01 Matthew 06:09
9…Hallowed be thy name. / Psalms 072:17
17His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him:
Also 103:1 and 111:9 / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
His name
01 Matthew 06:09
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. / Psalms 089:26
26Thou artmy father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
God as Father
01 Matthew 06:09
9…Hallowed be thy name. / Psalms 103:01
1BLESS the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me,blesshis holy name.
Also 72:17 and 111:9 / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
His name
01 Matthew 06:09
9…Hallowed be thy name. / Psalms 111:09
9…holy and reverend ishis name.
Also 72:17 and 103:1 / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
His name
01 Matthew 06:10
10….Thy kingdom come….
01 Matthew 04:17
17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. / Psalms 145:11–13
11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Kingdom come
Jesus
After the Temptations
God as Eternal King
01 Matthew 06:10
Thy kingdom come. / Psalms 22:28)
28For the kingdom is the Lord's: / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
God’s kingdom
01 Matthew 06:13
13…For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. / Psalms 145:11
11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Kingdom, glory, power
01 Matthew 07:16–18
16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. / Psalms 128:03
3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Works judged as fruits
01 Matthew 07:23
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Also Luke 13:27 / Psalms 006:08
8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity;
Also Psalms 119:115 / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Depart from me
01 Matthew 07:23
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Also Luke 13:27 / Psalms 119:115
115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Also Psalm 6:08 / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Depart from me
01 Matthew 07:24
24…I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock… / Psalms 27:05
5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Upon a rock
01 Matthew 07:24
24…I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock…
01Matthew 07:26
26…a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand… / Psalms 094:08
andyefools(mōros), when will ye be wise(phronimos)? / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Wise/foolish
01 Matthew 16:27
7For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. / Psalms 062:12
12…for thou renderest to every man according to his work. / Jesus
Teaching apostles after Caesarea Philippi and before transfiguration
According to works
01 Matthew 21:13
13And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Also Mark 11:17 and Luke 19:46 / Psalms 027:04
4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. / Jesus
Cleansing the Temple
01 Matthew 21:16
16And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? / Psalms 008:02
2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, / Jesus
Response to chief priests and scribes, who were annoyed at his followers
01 Matthew 21:42
21Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Also Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17 / Psalms 118:22–23
22The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
23This is the LORD's doing; it ismarvellous in our eyes. / Jesus
To chief priests and scribes following parables about his authority to do miracles
01 Matthew 22:43–45
43He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
44The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
45If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
Also Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42; / Psalms 110:01
1The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. / Jesus
To Pharisees, declaring himself as the Messiah
01 Matthew 23:3939 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Also Luke 13:35 / Psalms 118:26
26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: / Jesus
Upon calling the scribes and Pharisees hypocrites
01 Matthew 26:38
38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death:…
Also Mark 13:34 / Psalms 042:05
5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? andwhy art thou disquieted in me… / Jesus
At the Garden of Gethsemane
Sorrowful soul
01 Matthew 26:53
53Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? / Psalms 091:11–12
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. / Jesus
At His arrest
01 Matthew 6:10)10 …in earth, as it is in heaven. / Psalms 135:06
6…that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Earth and heaven connected
01 Matthew 7:13–14
13…wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life … / Psalms 001:06
6For the LORD knoweththe way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Two ways
01 Matthew 7:16–18
16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
01 Matthew 12:33
33Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. / Psalms 104:13
13He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. / Jesus
Sermon on the Mount
Works judged as fruits03 John 10:34
34Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? / Psalms 082:06
6I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. / Jesus
To “the Jews” at the Feast of Dedication
Ye are gods
03 Luke 10:19
19Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: / Psalms 091:13
3Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. / Jesus
Calling and empowering the Seventy
03 Luke 23:46
46And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: / Psalms 031:05
5Into thine hand I commit my spirit.. / Jesus
On the cross
04 John 06:3131Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. / Psalms 078:24
24And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. / Jesus
After the feeding of the five thousand
04 John 12:27
27Now is my soul troubled; … / Psalms 006:03
3My soul is also sore vexed… / Jesus
After the triumphal entry, to his Apostles
04 John 13:18
18I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. / Psalms 041:09
9Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. / Jesus
At the Washing of Feet
04 John 15:25
25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. / Psalms 035:19
19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
Also Psalms 069:04 and109:03 / Jesus
In his discourse to his disciples
Hate without a cause.1