Psalm 73:26

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Cross-reference

Psalm 16:5 Parallel

Psalm 16:5 calls the LORD my chosen portion — identical to 'my portion' in Psalm 73:26.

Psalm 63:1 Parallel

In Psalm 63:1, the psalmist's flesh faints for God — same longing and dependence when physical strength fails.

Psalm 119:57 says 'The LORD is my portion' — a direct parallel to the same phrase in Psalm 73:26.

Psalm 142:5 Parallel

In Psalm 142:5, the psalmist similarly calls God his portion, reinforcing the theme of God as the believer's ultimate inheritance amid distress.

Psalm 16:8 Parallel

In Psalm 16:8, the psalmist's confidence that God at his right hand prevents being shaken echoes the assurance that God is the strength of the heart.

Psalm 48:14 Parallel

Psalm 48:14 echoes the same eternal confidence — God as our guide forever, matching the 'portion forever' in Psalm 73:26.

Psalm 62:2 Parallel

Psalm 62:2 calls God rock and salvation — the same reliance on God as strength that Psalm 73:26 affirms when flesh fails.

Psalm 71:9 Parallel

Psalm 71:9 pleads for God not to forsake when strength fails — the same human frailty that Psalm 73:26 answers with God as strength and portion.

Psalm 84:2 Parallel

In Psalm 84:2, heart and flesh cry out for God — similar language of total devotion, but with joy rather than failing.

In Psalm 119:81, soul longs for salvation — parallel yearning for God's deliverance as in relying on God as portion.

Psalm 41:3 Parallel

Psalm 41:3 shows God sustaining the sick — a specific instance of the same divine support that Psalm 73:26 declares as strength and portion.

In Psalm 119:82, eyes long for God's promise — parallel longing for comfort when strength fails.

Psalm 31:9 Parallel

In Psalm 31:9, the psalmist's distress of eye, soul, and body illustrates the failing flesh that Psalm 73:26 acknowledges, though the latter finds strength in God.

In Lamentations 3:24, the same declaration 'The Lord is my portion' appears, emphasizing hope in God despite affliction.

2 Corinthians 12:10 states when weak then strong — the same paradox of strength in weakness from Psalm 73:26.

In 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, Paul is struck down but not destroyed — echoes the paradox of failing flesh yet God's sustaining strength.

In 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, outer wasting away but inner renewal — direct parallel to flesh failing yet God as strength and eternal portion.

2 Corinthians 12:9 says God's power is made perfect in weakness — echoing the psalmist's weakness met by God's strength.

Isaiah 40:29-31 promises God gives power to the faint and renews strength — directly parallel to God being strength when flesh fails.

Job 13:15 Parallel

In Job 13:15, Job hopes in God even if slain — similar unwavering trust when flesh fails.

Jeremiah 51:19 repeats the same declaration that God is the portion of Jacob — reinforcing the theme of God as eternal portion from Psalm 73:26.

Jeremiah 10:16 explicitly calls God 'the portion of Jacob' — the same language of God as portion that Psalm 73:26 uses for personal confidence.

In Numbers 18:20, God declares himself as Aaron's portion and inheritance, establishing the same concept the psalmist later claims personally.