Psalm 31:12

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

Cross-reference

Psalm 2:9 Contrast

Psalm 2:9 uses the same pottery-breaking image for divine judgment, contrasting the personal brokenness here.

Psalm 88:4 Parallel

In Psalm 88:4, the psalmist is counted among those going down to the pit — the same imagery of being forgotten like the dead.

Psalm 88:5 Parallel

Psalm 88:5 echoes this same lament of being forgotten among the dead, reinforcing the sense of utter abandonment.

Psalm 88:12 Parallel

Psalm 88:12 echoes the same theme of being forgotten in death, asking if God's wonders are known in the land of forgetfulness.

Psalm 143:3 Parallel

Psalm 143:3 describes dwelling in darkness like those long dead, reinforcing the psalmist's feeling of being as good as dead.

Psalm 119:83 compares the psalmist to a dried-up wineskin, a similar image of ruin but with a different container.

Isaiah 30:14 describes a potter's jar shattered beyond repair, mirroring the broken vessel imagery here in a judgment context.

Genesis 40:23 records Joseph being forgotten by the cupbearer, a direct parallel to the psalmist's feeling of being forgotten as though dead.

Jeremiah 22:28 uses the same 'broken vessel' metaphor for Coniah, a despised king cast out — mirroring the psalmist's brokenness.

Ecclesiastes 8:10 Related theme

Ecclesiastes 8:10 observes that even the wicked are forgotten after death, a broader reflection on the vanity of being forgotten.

Isaiah 38:11 expresses Hezekiah's fear of being cut off from God's presence, similar to the psalmist's feeling of being forgotten like the dead.

Isaiah 38:12 uses imagery of a tent pulled up and life cut off, paralleling the broken pottery metaphor for life's end.

Romans 9:21 Parallel

Romans 9:21 uses the potter-clay analogy to discuss God's sovereignty, shifting from personal brokenness to divine purpose.

Romans 9:22 Parallel

Romans 9:22 speaks of vessels prepared for destruction, echoing the broken pottery theme but in a context of divine wrath.