Psalm 109:4

For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

Cross-reference

Psalm 35:12 Parallel

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 Parallel

Psalm 38:20 echoes this exact scenario: those who repay evil for good accuse the psalmist for following good.

Psalm 55:17 Parallel

Psalm 55:17 describes persistent prayer (evening, morning, noon) — a parallel to the psalmist's devotion to prayer despite opposition.

Psalm 69:13 Parallel

Psalm 69:13 combines the same pattern: prayer to God in the midst of reproach, directly echoing the psalmist's response.

Luke 23:34 Typology

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.

Luke 6:12 Typology

In Luke 6:12, Jesus responds to the Pharisees' fury by praying all night—fulfilling the psalmist's pattern of prayer under accusation.

Daniel 6:10 Parallel

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.

Job 19:19 Parallel

In Job 19:19, Job's loved ones turn against him — exactly the betrayal theme of Psalm 109:4.

Job 16:20 Parallel

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.

Micah 7:7 Parallel

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.