Psalm 42:4
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
Cross-reference
Psalm 62:8 uses the same 'pour out your heart' imagery, encouraging trust in God as refuge.
In Psalm 81:1-3, the same festival shouts and songs are commanded, echoing the psalmist's memory of leading the throng in worship.
In Psalm 122:1, the gladness of going to the house of God directly parallels the psalmist's recollection of processions.
Psalm 26:8 expresses love for God's house and glory, paralleling the longing for temple worship recalled in this verse.
Psalm 55:14 describes walking in the throng within God's house, a direct parallel to the festive procession remembered here.
Psalm 137:1 weeps by Babylon remembering Zion, a direct parallel to the exile lament and temple longing here.
Psalm 84:5 blesses those with Zion's highways in their hearts, mirroring the pilgrimage longing in this verse.
In Isaiah 30:29, the song and gladness of going to the mountain of the Lord during a holy feast directly echoes the psalmist's procession.
1 Samuel 1:15 has Hannah pouring out her soul in prayer, the same phrase used here for lament.
1 Chronicles 15 describes the joyful procession of the ark, the very scene remembered here.
1 Chronicles 16 records the worship and thanksgiving after the ark's arrival, matching the festival memory here.
Job 29 recalls his former honor, mirroring the psalmist's longing for past worship.
Job 30 describes present suffering that contrasts with the joyful past remembered here.
Job 30:16 also speaks of soul being poured out in affliction, directly echoing this lament.
Lamentations 1:7 similarly describes remembering former blessings during affliction, echoing the psalmist's longing for past worship.
In Ruth 1:21, Naomi recalls going out full and returning empty — a parallel of remembering a better past amid present sorrow.
In Deuteronomy 16:11, rejoicing at the chosen place during festivals mirrors the festival gathering the psalmist remembers.