Psalm 40:12 says iniquities have taken hold and are more than hairs, closely matching the overwhelming burden in Psalm 38:4.

Psalm 65:3 echoes the same image — iniquities prevail like a burden — but adds that God atones, offering hope beyond the psalmist's despair.

Psalm 39:10 pleads for removal of God's stroke — the psalmist feels crushed by divine discipline, similar to the burden of iniquity in Psalm 38:4.

Ezra 9:6 confesses iniquities increased over the head, using the same imagery of overwhelming guilt as Psalm 38:4.

Lamentations 1:14 describes a yoke of transgressions bound on the neck, directly paralleling the heavy burden of iniquities in Psalm 38:4.

Matthew 11:28 invites the heavy laden to find rest, offering relief from the very burden of sin described in Psalm 38:4.

In 1 Peter 2:24, Christ bears our sins — the heavy burden of iniquity that overwhelms the psalmist is carried by the Savior.

Isaiah 24:20 describes the earth staggering under the weight of its transgression — a cosmic parallel to the psalmist's personal burden of iniquity.

Matthew 18:24 uses a massive debt (ten thousand talents) as a metaphor for sin's burden, directly echoing the 'heavy burden' of iniquities.

Isaiah 53:11 speaks of the Servant bearing iniquities for others, contrasting with the psalmist's own burden in Psalm 38:4.