Psalm 69:11

I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

Cross-reference

Psalm 44:13 Parallel

Psalm 44:13 speaks of being a reproach to neighbors — directly parallel to becoming a proverb (object of scorn) here.

Psalm 44:14 Parallel

Psalm 44:14 uses the same term 'byword' — a direct parallel of being mocked among the nations.

Psalm 35:13 Parallel

Psalm 35:13 also describes wearing sackcloth and fasting for others — a parallel practice of mourning and humility.

Deuteronomy 28:37 describes becoming a byword as a covenant curse — the psalmist's experience echoes this judgment language.

1 Kings 9:7 Allusion

In 1 Kings 9:7, God warns Israel will become a proverb and byword if they forsake Him — the same shame the psalmist applies to himself.

Jeremiah 24:9 uses 'proverb' as a reproach and curse — the psalmist's lament mirrors this prophetic language of disgrace.

Lamentations 3:14 echoes being a derision and song — the prophet's experience of mockery parallels the psalmist's becoming a byword.

Genesis 37:34 shows Jacob wearing sackcloth in mourning for Joseph — the same garment of grief the psalmist puts on.

Isaiah 22:12 calls for girding with sackcloth in mourning — a parallel use of sackcloth as a sign of repentance.

Daniel 9:3 Parallel

Daniel 9:3 describes wearing sackcloth and ashes in prayer — the same outward sign of humility the psalmist adopts in his lament.

Joel 1:8 Parallel

Joel 1:8 depicts a virgin girded with sackcloth in lament — same imagery of sackcloth for mourning.

Joel 1:13 Parallel

Joel 1:13 commands priests to lie in sackcloth — a parallel call to mourning with sackcloth.