Psalm 109:4
For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
Cross-reference
In Psalm 35:12, the same complaint of being repaid evil for good appears, reinforcing the psalmist's experience of undeserved hostility.
Psalm 38:20 echoes this exact scenario: those who repay evil for good accuse the psalmist for following good.
Psalm 55:17 describes persistent prayer (evening, morning, noon) — a parallel to the psalmist's devotion to prayer despite opposition.
Psalm 69:13 combines the same pattern: prayer to God in the midst of reproach, directly echoing the psalmist's response.
In Luke 23:34, Jesus prays for his persecutors on the cross—the ultimate fulfillment of the psalmist's prayer in the face of hatred.
2 Samuel 15:31 shows David praying against a betrayer — a parallel to the psalmist's prayer when loved ones turn against him.
In Luke 6:12, Jesus responds to the Pharisees' fury by praying all night—fulfilling the psalmist's pattern of prayer under accusation.
In Daniel 6:10, Daniel prays despite the decree, just as the psalmist gives himself to prayer when accused.
In 1 Samuel 8:6, Samuel prays when Israel rejects his leadership—a direct parallel to the psalmist's prayer in response to accusation.
Jeremiah 18:20 explicitly asks 'Should good be repaid with evil?' — directly parallel to David's experience.
Proverbs 17:13 states the principle 'returning evil for good' — the very situation David describes.
In Job 19:19, Job's loved ones turn against him — exactly the betrayal theme of Psalm 109:4.
In Job 16:20, Job's friends scorn him while he prays — parallel to David being accused despite love and turning to prayer.
In 2 Chronicles 24:22, Zechariah is killed despite Jehoiada's kindness — a clear case of repaying good with evil, echoing David's lament.
In Numbers 20:6, Moses and Aaron fall on their faces in prayer when the people accuse them—matching the psalmist's response to accusation.
In Micah 7:7, the prophet declares his trust in God, paralleling the psalmist's response of giving himself to prayer.
2 Corinthians 12:15 shows Paul's love not reciprocated — a parallel to the psalmist's love being repaid with accusation, though here it's less love rather than accusation.