Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 50:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 50:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 50:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Psalms, God is saying that He doesn't need animals like bulls or goats as gifts from people. Instead, He wants us to love and trust Him.

Psalms 50:9: I will take no bullock out of thy house, [nor] he goats out of thy folds.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

This verse states that it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, yet Psalms 50:9 suggests God desires no offerings from such animals.

Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the multitude of sacrifices and indicates they are not pleasing to God. Psalms 50:9 similarly suggests God does not desire sacrifices of animals.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]

Contradiction with Micah 6:7

This verse questions if the Lord will be pleased with thousands of rams, aligning with the notion in Psalms 50:9 that God does not seek burnt animal offerings.

Micah 6:7: Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn [for] my transgression, the fruit of my body [for] the sin of my soul? [body: Heb. belly]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

This verse states God desires mercy and knowledge of Him more than burnt offerings, consistent with Psalms 50:9's implication that God doesn't require animal sacrifices.

Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:22-23

This verse says God did not command sacrifices upon delivering Israel from Egypt, supporting Psalms 50:9's stance that God is not interested in animal sacrifices.

Jeremiah 7:22-23: For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: [concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of]
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