Psalm 6:3
My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?
Cross-reference
Psalm 13:1 opens with the same 'How long, O LORD?' — adding the fear of being forgotten forever.
Psalm 13:2 continues the 'how long' with wrestling thoughts and sorrow — expanding the internal struggle.
Psalm 22:14 vividly describes bones out of joint and heart melted, intensifying the same physical anguish and soul vexation.
Psalm 90:13 pleads 'How long?' for God to relent and have compassion — a direct parallel to this cry.
Psalm 35:17 echoes the same 'how long' cry for rescue from enemies, reinforcing the psalmist's desperate waiting.
Psalm 55:4 describes heart anguish and terror of death, closely matching the soul-troubled cry of Psalm 6:3.
Psalm 102:4 depicts a withered heart and loss of appetite—similar physical manifestation of deep distress as in Psalm 6:3.
Psalm 31:9 cries for mercy with eye, soul, and belly consumed by grief, echoing the soul's vexation here.
Psalm 77:7 asks if the Lord will reject forever — intensifying the plea for relief with fear of abandonment.
Psalm 42:5 asks why the soul is cast down and disquieted, similar to the 'how long' cry, but adds hope in God.
Psalm 42:11 repeats the same self-encouragement to hope, paralleling the soul's disquiet but with a turn to praise.
In Matthew 26:38, Jesus says his soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to death — directly mirroring this cry of deep anguish.
Job 19:2 asks 'How long will you torment me?' — directly echoing the 'how long' cry of anguish.
Jeremiah 15:18 laments unending pain and feeling deceived by God—a parallel complaint of prolonged suffering and divine silence.
Luke 18:7 assures that God will bring justice to those who cry out day and night — answering the 'how long' with hope.
Romans 8:26 describes the Spirit interceding in our weakness with groans—a NT counterpart to the psalmist's wordless distress.
Job 7:19 asks God to look away for an instant — a similar plea for respite from suffering.
Proverbs 18:14 notes that a crushed spirit is unbearable — highlighting the severity of the anguish expressed here.