Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 107:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 107:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 107:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, this verse means that people should give special gifts to God to say thank you and talk about all the good things He has done while being happy and singing. It teaches how important it is to show gratitude and joy for God’s help and blessings.

Psalms 107:22: And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. [rejoicing: Heb. singing]

Contradiction with Amos 5:21

God expresses hatred for and rejection of feast days and burnt offerings, which contrasts with the offering of sacrifices as a form of praise.

Amos 5:21: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

States that God desires mercy, not sacrifice, which contrasts with the call to offer sacrifices of thanksgiving.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11-14

Indicates that God does not delight in the blood of bulls and does not take pleasure in sacrifices, which opposes giving sacrifices as an act of thanksgiving.

Isaiah 1:11-14: 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 Jeremiah 7:22-23

Claims God did not command sacrifices when He brought the Israelites out of Egypt, suggesting a focus on obedience over 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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