Psalm 69:10

When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

Cross-reference

In Psalm 109:24, fasting weakens the knees and body — directly parallel to the psalmist's fasting that became his reproach in Psalm 69:10.

Psalm 35:13 Parallel

In Psalm 35:13, the psalmist afflicts himself with fasting for others — a direct parallel to the self-affliction here.

In Psalm 109:25, the psalmist becomes an object of scorn with wagging heads — mirroring the reproach that resulted from fasting in Psalm 69:10.

Psalm 102:8 Parallel

In Psalm 102:8, enemies taunt and deride the psalmist, similar to the reproach that came from weeping and fasting in Psalm 69:10.

Psalm 102:9 Parallel

In Psalm 102:9, the psalmist eats ashes and mingles tears with drink — both verses depict mourning and affliction through fasting and weeping.

Luke 7:34 Contrast

In Luke 7:34, Jesus faces reproach for not fasting — the opposite situation of the psalmist's reproach for fasting.

In 2 Samuel 12:16, David fasts and weeps for his child — a parallel to the psalmist's fasting and weeping.

In Nehemiah 1:4, Nehemiah weeps and fasts over Jerusalem's ruin — a parallel to the psalmist's mourning.

Daniel 9:3 Parallel

In Daniel 9:3, Daniel fasts and prays with sackcloth — a parallel to the psalmist's fasting and weeping.

In Leviticus 16:29, 'afflict yourselves' (humble your souls) is the same phrase used here for the Day of Atonement fast.

In Leviticus 23:32, the same command to 'afflict yourselves' appears for the Day of Atonement, echoing the psalmist's practice.

Isaiah 53:3 Parallel

In Isaiah 53:3, the suffering servant is despised and acquainted with grief — a parallel to the psalmist's experience of reproach.

In Matthew 6:16, Jesus teaches about fasting — a direct thematic link to the fasting mentioned here, though with a different focus on hypocrisy.

Luke 7:33 Parallel

In Luke 7:33, John the Baptist's fasting leads to accusations of having a demon — a typological parallel to the psalmist's fasting bringing reproach.

Isaiah 58:3 Parallel

In Isaiah 58:3, the people complain their fasting is ignored — a parallel to the psalmist's fasting being reproached.

In Daniel 10:12, Daniel humbles himself before God — a parallel to the psalmist's humbling with fasting.