Psalm 31:13
For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
Cross-reference
Psalm 56:1-3 shares the same theme of enemies trampling and trusting God — a parallel lament from David under attack.
Psalm 57:4 describes enemies with sharp tongues like swords — directly echoing the slander and deadly plots here.
Psalm 101:5 pronounces judgment on those who slander secretly, directly addressing the slander the psalmist hears.
Psalm 41:7 uses nearly identical phrasing: 'whisper together' and 'imagine the worst'—a direct parallel to the conspiracy.
Psalm 21:11 echoes the conspiracy theme but adds assurance that enemies' plans will fail—a hopeful contrast to the psalmist's distress.
Psalm 35:20 describes enemies devising deceitful words against the peaceful, mirroring the whispering and plotting here.
Psalm 109:2 speaks of deceitful mouths and lying tongues against the psalmist, closely matching the whispering and plotting.
1 Samuel 19:10-17 recounts Saul's attempts to kill David — the historical backdrop for this psalm's description of plots and terror.
In Luke 23:2, the false accusations against Jesus mirror the slander and conspiracy described here — both innocent men plotted against.
In Matthew 27:1, the religious leaders take counsel to put Jesus to death — a clear parallel to the conspiracy here.
In Matthew 26:59, the council seeks false testimony to condemn Jesus — a conspiracy mirroring the psalmist's plight.
In Matthew 26:4, they plot to arrest and kill Jesus — directly echoing the plot to take life in the psalm.
In Matthew 26:3, the chief priests gather to conspire against Jesus — a NT fulfillment of the psalmist's experience.
Lamentations 2:22 repeats 'terrors on every side' to describe God's judgment — same phrase used for national calamity.
Jeremiah 20:10 uses identical phrasing — 'fear on every side' and defaming — showing the same experience of conspiracy.
Jeremiah 20:3 names Pashhur 'Terror on Every Side' — a direct citation of this psalm's phrase as a prophetic sign.
In Jeremiah 11:19, the prophet describes being plotted against and led to slaughter — same conspiratorial threat.
Jeremiah 6:25 uses the exact phrase 'terror on every side' to warn of invading enemies — same language of surrounding threat.
In 2 Samuel 17:1-4, Ahithophel advises Absalom to pursue David — a conspiracy against the anointed king.
1 Samuel 24:9 shows David responding to slander that he seeks Saul's hurt, matching the slander and conspiracy in the psalm.
In 1 Samuel 23:20, the Ziphites offer to deliver David into Saul's hand — a direct plot to take his life.
In 1 Samuel 23:19, the Ziphites betray David's location to Saul, mirroring the conspiracy and slander described here.
1 Samuel 22:8-10 records Saul's conspiracy against David and Doeg's report — a historical instance of the plotting described here.
1 Samuel 20:33 shows Saul hurling a spear at David — a concrete example of the deadly plotting described here.
In Genesis 37:18, Joseph's brothers conspire to kill him — a direct plot against a righteous figure.
John 11:53 records the Jewish leaders plotting to kill Jesus, fulfilling the pattern of the righteous sufferer whose life is conspired against.
Acts 23:12 describes a plot to kill Paul, mirroring the conspiracy against the psalmist—a recurring pattern of opposition to God's servants.