Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 119:152

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 119:152 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 119:152. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God's teachings have been around for a very long time and will last forever. People can trust them because they are strong and unchanging.

Psalms 119:152: Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:31-32

While Psalm 119:152 emphasizes the enduring nature of God's laws, Jeremiah speaks of a new covenant, suggesting a change or fulfillment beyond the existing laws.

Jeremiah 31:31-32: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

This verse points out that by calling the covenant "new," God has made the first one obsolete, which contrasts with the everlasting nature of God's testimonies as mentioned in Psalm 119:152.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:23-25

These verses describe the law as a guardian until Christ came, implying a temporary role in contrast to the perpetual establishment of God's laws in Psalm 119:152.

Galatians 3:23-25: But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

While this verse suggests the law is fulfilled in Christ and thus continues in a sense, it also implies transformation in fulfillment, which can be seen as a contradiction to the permanent establishment in Psalm 119:152.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
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