Psalm 23:4 shares the exact phrase 'shadow of death' (tsalmavet), contrasting trust in God's presence with the lament here.

Psalm 60:1-3 similarly describes God breaking and casting off His people — a parallel lament of divine discipline and rejection.

Job 3:5 also uses 'shadow of death' (tsalmavet) in a curse, echoing the darkness lamented in Psalm 44:19.

Job 10:21 describes the land of 'shadow of death' (tsalmavet), the same phrase used here for the place of brokenness.

Isaiah 34:13 describes a desolate place inhabited by jackals — the same word 'tannim' used here for the place where God broke the psalmist.

Isaiah 35:7 promises that the haunt of jackals will become a pool—a reversal of the desolation lamented here.

Matthew 4:16 quotes 'shadow of death' but announces light dawning—contrasting the lament of darkness with gospel hope.

Luke 1:79 uses 'shadow of death' to announce light for those in darkness—contrasting the psalm's lament with messianic hope.

Jeremiah 13:16 warns of God turning light into 'deep darkness' (same phrase), echoing the judgment theme.

Job 10:22 also describes the 'shadow of death' as a land of gloom, reinforcing the imagery of deep darkness as divine judgment.