Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 113:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 113:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 113:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Psalms, God helps women who cannot have babies by giving them children and making them very happy. This shows how kind and powerful God is, and we should thank and praise Him for this.

Psalms 113:9: He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [and to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD. [to keep...: Heb. to dwell in an house]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:5

This verse states that the barren has borne seven, while Psalms 113:9 highlights a singular barren woman becoming a joyful mother.

1 Samuel 2:5: [They that were] full have hired out themselves for bread; and [they that were] hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

Contradiction with Genesis 30:1-2

Rachel's plea for children and Jacob's response imply reliance on divine favor, contrasting with Psalms 113:9 where it is presented as assured by the Lord.

Genesis 30:1-2: And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:1

It suggests that the barren have more children than the married wife, in contrast to Psalms 113:9, which speaks of a barren woman having children.

Isaiah 54:1: Sing, O barren, thou [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Genesis 16:1-2

Sarah suggests Hagar to Abram due to her barrenness, showing reliance on human solutions, unlike Psalms 113:9, which emphasizes divine intervention.

Genesis 16:1-2: Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar.

Contradiction with Proverbs 30:16

It lists the barren womb as something unsatisfied, contradicting the fulfillment described in Psalms 113:9.

Proverbs 30:16: The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] saith not, [It is] enough.
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