Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 115:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 115:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 115:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God owns the sky and everything above, but He has given the earth to people to live on and take care of.

Psalms 115:16: The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:28

This verse declares that humans have dominion over the earth, while Psalms 115:16 emphasizes the heavens belong to the Lord.

Genesis 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. [moveth: Heb. creepeth]

Contradiction with Psalms 24:1

This verse states that the earth belongs to the Lord, contrasting with Psalms 115:16, which assigns the earth to the children of men.

Psalms 24:1: [A Psalm of David.] The earth [is] the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Contradiction with Revelation 4:11

This verse proclaims that God created all things for His pleasure, implying His dominion over all, in contrast to Psalms 115:16's assignment of the earth to humans.

Revelation 4:11: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 10:26

It reiterates that the earth is the Lord's, contrasting with Psalms 115:16’s statement that the earth is given to man.

1 Corinthians 10:26: For the earth [is] the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:14

This verse claims that both heaven and earth belong to God, challenging Psalms 115:16’s allocation of the earth to human beings.

Deuteronomy 10:14: Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens [is] the LORD'S thy God, the earth [also], with all that therein [is].
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