Psalm 77:3
I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Cross-references
Psalm 143:4 also says 'my spirit is overwhelmed' — a verbatim parallel of the same lament.
Psalm 142:3 describes the spirit overwhelmed — the exact phrase used here, showing shared experience.
Psalm 142:2 pours out complaint and trouble — a direct parallel to the complaining and troubled spirit here.
Psalm 102:3-28 similarly describes the afflicted one's distress and cry to God — a parallel lament to the overwhelmed spirit here.
Psalm 88:3-18 is a parallel lament of being overwhelmed by God's wrath and darkness — the same spirit of complaint and trouble.
Psalm 61:2 cries out when the heart is overwhelmed — the same condition leads to seeking refuge in God.
Psalm 55:4 expresses heart pain and terror of death — a parallel lament of overwhelming distress.
Psalm 55:5 speaks of horror overwhelming — directly mirroring the overwhelmed spirit in this verse.
Psalm 6:3 cries 'my soul is sore vexed', similar to the psalmist's overwhelmed spirit in distress.
Psalm 102:4 depicts a smitten heart and physical wasting, echoing the psalmist's inner turmoil.
Psalm 38:17 describes sorrow continually before him, matching the psalmist's unrelenting complaint.
In Job 7:11, Job also speaks in anguish of spirit and complains — echoing the same lament of a troubled soul before God.
Job 31:23 speaks of terror from God and inability to endure — similar to the overwhelmed spirit here.
Job 23:16 directly states 'the Almighty troubleth me' — the same experience of being troubled by God described here.
Job 23:15 expresses being troubled at God's presence and afraid — the same response to God as the troubled spirit here.
Job 6:4 similarly describes being overwhelmed by God's terrors — the 'arrows of the Almighty' that drink up the spirit, matching the troubled soul here.
Job 21:4 asks why his spirit should not be troubled, directly echoing the psalmist's complaint and troubled spirit.
Proverbs 18:14 asks who can bear a wounded spirit, directly paralleling the psalmist's overwhelmed spirit.
John 14:1 directly counters this troubled heart — Jesus commands 'do not let your hearts be troubled' and points to belief.
Jeremiah 45:3 echoes this same complaint of being overwhelmed and finding no rest — both cry out in distress to God.
Job 21:6 says remembering brings fear and trembling, paralleling the psalmist's troubled remembrance of God.
Job 9:27 also speaks of trying to forget complaint and heaviness, mirroring the psalmist's overwhelmed spirit.
Jeremiah 17:17 pleads for God not to be a terror, contrasting with the troubled spirit here that finds God overwhelming.
Romans 7:24 expresses a similar cry of wretchedness and need for rescue — both are personal laments of overwhelming distress.
Isaiah 26:9 expresses desire for God with soul and spirit, contrasting with the psalmist's troubled remembrance.