diff --git a/sql_compare/__init__.py b/sql_compare/__init__.py
index b67c1cb..575a2bd 100644
--- a/sql_compare/__init__.py
+++ b/sql_compare/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import dataclasses
 import itertools
+import re
 import typing
 
 import sqlparse
@@ -29,16 +30,41 @@
     import pathlib
 
 
+_PSQL_META_COMMAND_RE = re.compile(r"^\\[^\n]*$", re.MULTILINE)
+
+
+def _parse_statements(sql: str) -> set[Statement]:
+    """Parse SQL string into a set of meaningful SQL statements.
+
+    Non-SQL content (psql meta-commands, empty statements) is filtered out.
+    """
+    # Strip psql meta-commands (e.g. \unrestrict) before parsing
+    sql = _PSQL_META_COMMAND_RE.sub("", sql)
+    return {
+        stmt
+        for t in sqlparse.parse(sql)
+        if (stmt := Statement(t)).statement_type != Statement.UNKNOWN_TYPE
+    }
+
+
 def compare_files(first_file: pathlib.Path, second_file: pathlib.Path) -> bool:
     """Compare two SQL files."""
     return compare(first_file.read_text(), second_file.read_text())
 
 
+def diff_files(first_file: pathlib.Path, second_file: pathlib.Path) -> set[Statement]:
+    """Return the set of statements that differ between two SQL files."""
+    return diff(first_file.read_text(), second_file.read_text())
+
+
 def compare(first_sql: str, second_sql: str) -> bool:
     """Compare two SQL strings."""
-    first_sql_statements = [Statement(t) for t in sqlparse.parse(first_sql)]
-    second_sql_statements = [Statement(t) for t in sqlparse.parse(second_sql)]
-    return first_sql_statements == second_sql_statements
+    return not diff(first_sql, second_sql)
+
+
+def diff(first_sql: str, second_sql: str) -> set[Statement]:
+    """Return the set of statements that differ between two SQL strings."""
+    return _parse_statements(first_sql) ^ _parse_statements(second_sql)
 
 
 def get_diff(
@@ -46,8 +72,8 @@ def get_diff(
     second_sql: str,
 ) -> list[list[list[str]]]:
     """Show the difference between two SQL schemas, ignoring differences due to column order and other non-significant SQL changes."""
-    first_set = {Statement(t) for t in sqlparse.parse(first_sql)}
-    second_set = {Statement(t) for t in sqlparse.parse(second_sql)}
+    first_set = _parse_statements(first_sql)
+    second_set = _parse_statements(second_sql)
     first_diffs = sorted([stmt.str_tokens for stmt in first_set - second_set])
     second_diffs = sorted([stmt.str_tokens for stmt in second_set - first_set])
 
@@ -207,6 +233,7 @@ def tokens(self) -> Generator[Token | TokenList, None, None]:
         # Tokens are "()", no need to sort them
         if not split_result.identifier_groups and not split_result.separators:
             yield from filtered_tokens
+            return
 
         # Sort identifier groups by their hash
         split_result.identifier_groups.sort(key=lambda g: "".join(t.hash for t in g))
diff --git a/tests/test_sql_compare.py b/tests/test_sql_compare.py
index a334dca..5d3f73d 100644
--- a/tests/test_sql_compare.py
+++ b/tests/test_sql_compare.py
@@ -83,10 +83,26 @@
             "CREATE INDEX foo_idx ON foo (id1, id2)",
             "CREATE INDEX foo_idx ON foo (id1, id2)",
         ),
+        # Ignore statement order
+        (
+            "CREATE TABLE foo (id INT); CREATE TABLE bar (id INT);",
+            "CREATE TABLE bar (id INT); CREATE TABLE foo (id INT);",
+        ),
+        # Ignore non-SQL content (psql meta-commands)
+        (
+            "\\unrestrict abc123\nCREATE TABLE foo (id INT)",
+            "\\unrestrict xyz789\nCREATE TABLE foo (id INT)",
+        ),
+        # Ignore non-SQL content with different tokens
+        (
+            "CREATE TABLE foo (id INT);\n\\unrestrict abc123\n",
+            "CREATE TABLE foo (id INT);\n\\unrestrict xyz789\n",
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_compare_eq(first_sql: str, second_sql: str) -> None:
     assert sql_compare.compare(first_sql, second_sql)
+    assert not sql_compare.diff(first_sql, second_sql)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -149,6 +165,7 @@ def test_compare_eq(first_sql: str, second_sql: str) -> None:
 )
 def test_compare_neq(first_sql: str, second_sql: str) -> None:
     assert not sql_compare.compare(first_sql, second_sql)
+    assert sql_compare.diff(first_sql, second_sql)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(