Psalm 69:20

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

Cross-reference

Psalm 142:4 Parallel

Psalm 142:4 repeats the same lament: looking for help but finding no one who cares for the soul.

Psalm 22:6 Related theme

In Psalm 22:6, the psalmist calls himself a reproach of men, directly paralleling the reproach that breaks the heart in Psalm 69.

Psalm 31:11 Parallel

In Psalm 31:11, the psalmist is a reproach to enemies and neighbors, with acquaintances fleeing — identical to the isolation in Psalm 69.

Psalm 102:8 Related theme

In Psalm 102:8, enemies reproach the psalmist all day long, directly echoing the reproach that breaks the heart in Psalm 69.

Psalm 109:25 Related theme

Psalm 109:25 shares the same reproach and head-shaking scorn — both psalms depict the psalmist as an object of public contempt.

Psalm 42:10 Parallel

Psalm 42:10 also speaks of enemies reproaching with 'Where is your God?'—a parallel lament of scorn.

Psalm 89:50 Related theme

In Psalm 89:50, the psalmist bears the reproach of many peoples, linking to the reproach that breaks the heart in Psalm 69.

Psalm 109:16 Related theme

In Psalm 109:16, the wicked persecute the broken in heart, connecting to the broken-hearted psalmist in Psalm 69 who finds no comfort.

Psalm 123:4 Parallel

Psalm 123:4 laments being filled with the scorn of the proud, similar to the reproach that breaks the heart here.

Psalm 42:6 Parallel

Psalm 42:6 expresses a soul cast down, mirroring the heaviness and broken heart described here.

In Matthew 26:56, Jesus' disciples abandon Him, fulfilling the pattern of finding no comforters — a messianic typology of Psalm 69.

Matthew 26:38 records Jesus saying his soul is sorrowful unto death, directly fulfilling the psalmist's cry of reproach breaking his heart.

Matthew 26:37 shows Jesus sorrowful and very heavy in Gethsemane, fulfilling the heaviness and broken heart of this verse.

Mark 14:37 Allusion

In Mark 14:37, Jesus finds disciples sleeping instead of comforting him—a specific instance of finding no comforters.

Isaiah 63:5 Parallel

Isaiah 63:5 uses identical language: God looked for help but found none, mirroring the psalmist's search for comfort.

Mark 14:50 Allusion

Mark 14:50 shows all disciples forsaking Jesus, fulfilling the psalmist's experience of being left without comfort.

John 12:27 Allusion

In John 12:27, Jesus' troubled soul echoes the psalmist's broken heart, prefiguring Christ's anguish.

John 16:32 Allusion

John 16:32 predicts disciples will leave Jesus alone, echoing the psalmist's search for comforters who are absent.

In 2 Timothy 4:16, Paul says all forsook him at his defense—a direct parallel to finding no one to stand with him.

Mark 15:29 Parallel

Mark 15:29 describes passersby deriding Jesus, matching the reproach and lack of pity the psalmist experienced.

Matthew 27:39 describes passersby reviling Jesus and wagging heads — echoing the reproach and scorn the psalmist endured in Psalm 69:20.

Hebrews 12:2 describes Jesus enduring the cross and despising shame, directly connecting to the reproach in the psalm.

Job 19:13 Parallel

In Job 19:13, Job describes being estranged from brothers and acquaintances, mirroring the psalmist's search for comforters in vain.

Isaiah 53:3 Typology

Isaiah 53:3 describes the suffering servant despised and rejected — a typological parallel to the psalmist's reproach and lack of pity in Psalm 69:20.

Ecclesiastes 4:1 describes the oppressed with no comforter — the exact phrase 'no comforter' from Psalm 69:20, highlighting isolation in suffering.

Romans 15:3 Citation

Romans 15:3 applies the psalm's theme of reproach to Christ, showing he bore the reproach meant for God.

Jeremiah 15:5 asks who will pity Jerusalem — echoing the psalmist's lament that no one took pity on him.

Luke 10:31 Parallel

Luke 10:31 shows a priest passing by the wounded man, illustrating the lack of comfort the psalmist laments.

Lamentations 3:30 speaks of being filled with reproach — directly paralleling the reproach that broke the psalmist's heart in Psalm 69:20.

Isaiah 51:19 Related theme

Isaiah 51:19 asks who will comfort Jerusalem in its desolation — mirroring the psalmist's search for comforters who are none.

Proverbs 18:3 Related theme

Proverbs 18:3 states that reproach comes with wickedness — echoing the context of Psalm 69:20 where the psalmist suffers reproach from the wicked.

Job 19:21 Parallel

Job 19:21 pleads for pity from friends, mirroring the psalmist's unfulfilled desire for pity and comfort.

2 Timothy 4:17 contrasts the psalmist's human abandonment: Paul says the Lord stood with him, providing divine comfort.

Hebrews 11:26 highlights Moses' choice to endure reproach for Christ, echoing the psalmist's experience of reproach.

Hebrews 11:36 mentions mockings and scourgings endured by OT saints, a parallel to the reproach breaking the psalmist's heart.

Job 16:2 Parallel

Job 16:2 calls his friends 'miserable comforters'—a twist on the psalmist finding none, both lacking true comfort.