Psalm 55:4

My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

Cross-reference

Psalm 18:4 Parallel

Psalm 18:4 uses cords of death encompassing, reinforcing the imagery of death's terrors here.

Psalm 18:5 Parallel

Psalm 18:5 uses the same 'cords of death' imagery — both describe being overwhelmed by mortal fear.

Psalm 69:20 Parallel

In Psalm 69:20, the same heartbreak and lack of comfort deepens the picture of isolation and anguish.

Psalm 88:3 Parallel

Psalm 88:3 describes a soul full of troubles and near death, echoing the terrors of death here.

Psalm 102:3-5 adds physical wasting and a stricken heart, intensifying the distress described.

Psalm 116:3 Parallel

Psalm 116:3 echoes the same 'cords of death' and anguish — a parallel expression of mortal distress.

Psalm 56:3 Parallel

Psalm 56:3 pairs fear with trust — a parallel response to the psalmist's terror here.

Psalm 42:5 Parallel

Psalm 42:5 expresses similar inner turmoil and self-encouragement — a parallel lament with a turn to hope.

Psalm 77:3 Parallel

Psalm 77:3 describes groaning and fainting spirit — a parallel expression of deep distress.

Psalm 102:4 Parallel

Psalm 102:4 depicts a heart blighted like grass — a parallel image of withering distress.

Hebrews 5:7 Typology

Hebrews 5:7 shows Jesus' anguished prayers mirroring the psalmist's terror of death — a typological connection.

2 Corinthians 1:8-10 describes despair of life and sentence of death, a NT parallel to the psalmist's terror.

John 12:27 Allusion

John 12:27 has Jesus say his soul is troubled, connecting his impending passion to the psalmist's anguish.

Mark 14:34 Allusion

Mark 14:34 records Jesus' soul sorrowful to death, paralleling the psalmist's experience of death's terrors.

Mark 14:33 Parallel

Mark 14:33 shows Jesus greatly distressed and troubled, a NT echo of this psalm's heart anguish.

Matthew 26:38 has Jesus say his soul is sorrowful to death, directly mirroring the terrors of death here.

Isaiah 38:10-13 records Hezekiah's similar terror of death — both cry out from the brink of the grave.

Hebrews 2:15 reveals that Christ frees believers from the fear of death that David here experiences—a deliverance from this terror.

Job 18:14 Parallel

Job 18:14 personifies death as the 'king of terrors' — a parallel image of death's dread.

Genesis 32:7 describes Jacob's fear and distress before meeting Esau — a similar emotional state of terror.

Ezekiel 7:18 Related theme

Ezekiel 7:18 describes trembling and shame on the day of the Lord's wrath, mirroring David's terror of death.