Psalm 69:3

New Living Translation

I am exhausted from crying for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are swollen with weeping, waiting for my God to help me.

Cross References

Job 11:20

But the wicked will be blinded. They will have no escape. Their only hope is death.”

Job 16:16

My eyes are red with weeping; dark shadows circle my eyes.

Psalm 119:123

My eyes strain to see your rescue, to see the truth of your promise fulfilled.

Psalm 119:82

My eyes are straining to see your promises come true. When will you comfort me?

Psalm 22:15

My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.

Psalm 22:2

Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.

Psalm 25:21

May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you.

Psalm 39:7

And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.

Psalm 40:3

He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord.

Psalm 6:6

I am worn out from sobbing. All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears.

Psalm 69:21

But instead, they give me poison for food; they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

Psalm 88:7

Your anger weighs me down; with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude

Isaiah 38:14

Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane, and then I moaned like a mourning dove. My eyes grew tired of looking to heaven for help. I am in trouble, Lord. Help me!”

Lamentations 2:11

I have cried until the tears no longer come; my heart is broken. My spirit is poured out in agony as I see the desperate plight of my people. Little children and tiny babies are fainting and dying in the streets.

John 19:28

Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”

Deuteronomy 28:32

You will watch as your sons and daughters are taken away as slaves. Your heart will break for them, but you won’t be able to help them.

Hebrews 5:7

While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.