Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 104:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 104:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 104:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, God takes care of the trees, and they grow strong and healthy. They are like the tall and mighty cedar trees, which God has planted Himself.

Psalms 104:16: The trees of the LORD are full [of sap]; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:4

This verse questions why the land mourns and the grass withers due to wickedness, which contrasts with the prosperous portrayal of trees in Psalms 104:16.

Jeremiah 12:4: How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

Contradiction with Isaiah 24:4

Here, the earth is described as languishing, contradicting the flourishing portrayal of nature in Psalms 104:16.

Isaiah 24:4: The earth mourneth [and] fadeth away, the world languisheth [and] fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. [the haughty...: Heb. the height of the people]

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:7

This verse states that grass withers and flowers fade, contrasting with the vigorous and nourished state of trees described in Psalms 104:16.

Isaiah 40:7: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people [is] grass.

Contradiction with Joel 1:12

The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languishes, contradicting the flourishing state of the trees in Psalms 104:16.

Joel 1:12: The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, [even] all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
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