Psalm 69:11
I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
Cross-reference
Psalm 44:13 speaks of being a reproach to neighbors — directly parallel to becoming a proverb (object of scorn) here.
Psalm 44:14 uses the same term 'byword' — a direct parallel of being mocked among the nations.
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.
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 describes wearing sackcloth and ashes in prayer — the same outward sign of humility the psalmist adopts in his lament.
Joel 1:8 depicts a virgin girded with sackcloth in lament — same imagery of sackcloth for mourning.
Joel 1:13 commands priests to lie in sackcloth — a parallel call to mourning with sackcloth.