Psalm 88:3 also describes life drawing near to Sheol — a parallel expression of near-death distress.

Job 33:19-22 describes loathing food and drawing near death due to chastening — a direct parallel to the affliction here.

In Isaiah 38:10, Hezekiah uses the same 'gates of death' phrase for his near-fatal illness, mirroring the psalmist's description.

Job 33:20 describes loathing bread and choicest food, exactly matching the psalm's 'loathed all food' — a sign of severe illness.

Job 38:17 asks about 'gates of death' being revealed, echoing the psalm's 'gates of death' as a boundary of human experience.

Matthew 16:18 uses 'gates of Hades' — a direct parallel to 'gates of death' — but promises victory over them, contrasting the psalm's nearness.

Philippians 2:27 says Epaphroditus was ill and nearly died, echoing the psalm's 'drew near to the gates of death'.