Psalm 38:2

For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

Cross-references

Psalm 32:4 Parallel

Psalm 32:4 describes God's hand being heavy upon the psalmist day and night, directly paralleling the hand that comes down in Psalm 38:2.

Psalm 39:10 Parallel

Psalm 39:10 pleads for the removal of God's stroke, referring to the same hostile hand that presses down in Psalm 38:2.

Psalm 88:16 Parallel

Psalm 88:16 speaks of God's wrath sweeping over and destroying — a parallel description of divine assault as in the arrows and hand here.

Psalm 21:12 Contrast

Psalm 21:12 uses the same arrow imagery for God's judgment on enemies, while Psalm 38:2 experiences it personally.

Psalm 39:11 Parallel

Psalm 39:11 speaks of God's discipline for sin, a thematic parallel to the affliction described in Psalm 38:2, though without the specific hand/arrow imagery.

Psalm 45:5 Contrast

Psalm 45:5 uses arrows against enemies, while here arrows are from God against the psalmist — a contrasting use of the same image.

Job 6:4 Parallel

Job 6:4 describes the same experience of being pierced by God's arrows, a direct parallel to the psalmist's lament.

Lamentations 3:12 uses the same arrow imagery: God bends his bow and sets the speaker as a target, echoing the piercing arrows of Psalm 38:2.

Job 19:21 Parallel

In Job 19:21, Job also cries out that God's hand has touched him — the same image of divine affliction and plea for mercy.

Job 30:17 Parallel

Job 30:17 describes bones racked by pain that gnaws without rest — echoing the physical suffering from God's arrows here.

Lamentations 3:4 describes God wasting flesh and breaking bones — a direct parallel to the physical decay from God's arrows and hand.

Acts 13:11 Parallel

Acts 13:11 has the hand of the Lord striking Elymas with blindness — a similar 'hand of God' judgment, though in a different context.