Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 62:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 62:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 62:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Psalms, we should always trust God and tell Him what's in our hearts because He is like a safe place for us. The word "Selah" means to stop and think about this special idea.

Psalms 62:8: Trust in him at all times; [ye] people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

While Psalms 62:8 encourages trusting in God at all times and pouring out your heart to Him, Proverbs 3:5 emphasizes trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not relying on your own understanding, which implies an admonition against self-reliance rather than a contradiction.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 9:4

Psalms 62:8 emphasizes trusting in God, but Jeremiah 9:4 advises being cautious and not trusting even close friends, illustrating a different approach to trust among individuals rather than a direct contradiction with trust in God.

Jeremiah 9:4: Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders. [neighbour: or, friend]

Contradiction with Micah 7:5

Micah 7:5 counsels against trusting friends or even those close to you, which contrasts the communal trust encouraged in Psalms 62:8, but without directly contradicting trust in God.

Micah 7:5: Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:22

Isaiah 2:22 advises ceasing from trusting man, aligning with Psalms 62:8's exclusive trust in God, rather than a contradiction.

Isaiah 2:22: Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
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