Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 102:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 102:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 102:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Psalmist, this verse means that life can feel short and like it is going away quickly, just like how a shadow gets smaller when the sun sets, and how grass dries up and becomes weak. The Psalmist is feeling sad and tired, thinking about how life doesn't last forever.

Psalms 102:11: My days [are] like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.

Contradiction with Psalms 103:17

Psalms 103:17 states that the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting, contradicting Psalms 102:11's theme of transience and fading glory.

Psalms 103:17: But the mercy of the LORD [is] from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:8

Isaiah 40:8 emphasizes that the word of God shall stand forever, contrasting the fleeting nature of life described in Psalms 102:11.

Isaiah 40:8: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:16

2 Corinthians 4:16 explains that though our outward man perishes, the inward man is renewed day by day, providing a hopeful perspective opposed to the despair of Psalms 102:11.

2 Corinthians 4:16: For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:8

Hebrews 13:8 declares Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever, contrasting the impermanence expressed in Psalms 102:11.

Hebrews 13:8: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
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