Psalm 44:11 uses the same 'sheep for slaughter' image, describing God scattering Israel — reinforcing the theme of suffering in v22.

In Psalm 69:7, the psalmist also suffers reproach for God's sake, echoing the same devotion amid persecution.

Psalm 79:2 depicts the bodies of God's servants devoured by birds — a parallel image of the faithful being slaughtered as sheep.

Matthew 5:10-12 pronounces blessing on those persecuted for righteousness — directly echoing the Psalmist's experience of being killed for God's sake.

John 15:21 promises persecution on account of Christ's name — the same motivation as the Psalmist's 'for your sake we are killed'.

John 16:2 shows the same reality: believers killed by those who think they serve God, fulfilling the psalm's 'for your sake'.

Romans 8:36 directly quotes this verse, applying the suffering of the Psalmist to believers who face persecution for Christ.

In 1 Corinthians 4:9, Paul describes apostles as 'sentenced to death' and a spectacle, echoing the psalm's sheep-to-slaughter image.

1 Corinthians 15:31 has Paul saying 'I die every day' — a direct parallel to being killed all day long for Christ.

Revelation 17:6 shows the woman drunk with martyrs' blood — the same pattern of saints slaughtered for God.

Jeremiah 12:3 uses the same 'sheep for slaughter' imagery, linking the fate of the righteous to sacrificial death.

Jeremiah 51:40 also compares people to lambs led to slaughter, reinforcing the metaphor of helpless victims.

Matthew 5:11 promises blessing for those persecuted for Christ's sake, directly paralleling the 'for your sake' suffering.

2 Corinthians 4:11 echoes 'always being given over to death for Jesus' sake', a clear NT parallel to the psalmist's experience.

Esther 7:4 describes the Jews sold to be destroyed — a parallel to being regarded as sheep to slaughter.