Psalm 142:3
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
Cross-reference
Psalm 22:14 describes being poured out like water with melting heart — matching the fainting spirit here.
Psalm 31:4 speaks of being pulled from a secretly laid net — the same trap imagery for deliverance from enemies.
Psalm 35:7 describes enemies hiding a net without cause — directly parallel to the hidden trap on David's path.
Psalm 56:6 depicts enemies watching David's steps and waiting to take his life — same lurking threat as the hidden trap.
Psalm 61:2 cries out when the heart is faint and asks to be led — parallel to fainting spirit and God knowing the way.
Psalm 139:2-4 expands on God's intimate knowledge of our paths and thoughts — the same divine awareness David appeals to when overwhelmed.
Psalm 140:5 vividly describes hidden traps and nets along the road — identical imagery to the trap David walks into.
Psalm 141:9 prays for protection from the trap set by evildoers — directly related to the hidden trap David mentions.
Psalm 143:4 contains the exact phrase 'my spirit faints within me' — a direct verbal parallel.
In Psalm 11:2, the wicked shoot arrows in darkness — a parallel image of hidden traps against the upright.
In Psalm 31:7, the psalmist rejoices that God saw his affliction — echoing God's knowledge of the psalmist's distress.
In Psalm 57:6, enemies set a net for the psalmist's steps — a direct parallel to the hidden trap in his path.
In Psalm 77:3, the same phrase 'my spirit faints' appears — directly echoing the psalmist's condition.
Psalm 1:6 declares 'the Lord knows the way' — echoing the same phrase 'you know my way' in this verse.
Jeremiah 18:22 describes enemies digging a pit and hiding snares for his feet — the same hidden threat David faces.
Job 23:10 similarly declares God knows his way, though adding a dimension of testing and refinement.