Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 102:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 102:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 102:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, this verse means that the person is asking God not to let them die when they are still young, because God lives forever through every generation. They trust God and hope to have more time to live and do good things.

Psalms 102:24: I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years [are] throughout all generations.

Contradiction with Job 14:1-2

This verse states that man is of few days, contradicting Psalms 102:24 which asks for life extension.

Job 14:1-2: Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. [few...: Heb. short of days]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:2

This verse implies there's a set time to be born and die, conflicting with the plea for more time in Psalms 102:24.

Ecclesiastes 3:2: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; [to be...: Heb. to bear]

Contradiction with James 4:14

It describes life as a vapor that appears briefly, denying the desire for prolonged life in Psalms 102:24.

James 4:14: Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. [It...: or, For it is]

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

States it is appointed for men to die once, which opposes the request to not be taken away in Psalms 102:24.

Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Contradiction with 1 Peter 1:24

Compares human life to grass that withers, contradicting the plea for not being cut off in Psalms 102:24.

1 Peter 1:24: For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: [For: or, For that]
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