Cross references

Psalm 69:23

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,

and their backs be bent forever.

Psalm 69:23 BSB
  1. a LXX; Hebrew and may their loins tremble continually; cited in Romans 11:10

Psalm 69:23 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Daniel 5:6 (8 votes) and Romans 11:10 (7 votes). 34 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Deuteronomy 28 to 2 Corinthians 3.

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Which verses does Psalm 69:23 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Daniel 5:68 votes

    his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.

  2. May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”

  3. And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

  4. But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.

  5. Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see. My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.

  6. Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?

  7. ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

  8. Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul. So your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be afraid night and day, never certain of survival. …

  9. Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink. For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.

  10. In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

Which verses point to Psalm 69:23?

The 10 strongest of 34.