Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 103:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 103:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 103:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, he is telling us to be really thankful and use everything inside us to say nice things about God. He wants us to be full of happiness and love when we talk to God.

Psalms 103:1: [[A Psalm] of David.] Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:2

While Psalms 103:1 encourages the soul to bless the Lord, Ecclesiastes 1:2 emphasizes the vanity and meaninglessness of all things, which may imply that blessing the Lord is also in vain.

Ecclesiastes 1:2: Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Job 3:1

Psalms 103:1 calls to bless the Lord, but Job 3:1 shows Job cursing the day of his birth, reflecting a moment of despair and a lack of blessing God.

Job 3:1: After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

Contradiction with Lamentations 2:20

Psalms 103:1 praises the Lord, whereas Lamentations 2:20 questions why God would allow such suffering, which might imply a challenge to the act of continual praise.

Lamentations 2:20: Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, [and] children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? [of a span...: or, swaddled with their hands?]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:2

This verse questions why God does not listen, which contrasts the act of blessing the Lord found in Psalms 103:1, as it suggests disillusionment with God’s responsiveness.

Habakkuk 1:2: O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!

Contradiction with Psalm 13:1

Contradicts the encouragement to bless God in Psalms 103:1 by expressing a feeling of abandonment by God, making it difficult to offer praise.

Psalm 13:1: [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? [chief...: or, overseer]

Contradiction with Psalm 22:1

While Psalms 103:1 begins by blessing God, Psalm 22:1 begins with a cry of forsakenness by God, which contrasts the act of uninterrupted praise and blessing.

Psalm 22:1: [To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring? [Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning] [helping...: Heb. my salvation]
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