Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 10:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 10:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 10:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the psalmist, God listens to people who are kind and humble, and He helps their hearts feel ready and strong. He hears their wishes and pays attention to them.

Psalms 10:17: LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: [prepare: or, establish]

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:9

This verse states that if one turns away from hearing the law, even their prayer is an abomination, whereas Psalms 10:17 emphasizes that God hears the prayer of the humble.

Proverbs 28:9: He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.

Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2

This verse suggests that iniquities separate people from God so He does not hear, which could contrast with the open hearing mentioned in Psalms 10:17.

Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]

Contradiction with Job 35:13

Here, it states that God does not listen to empty pleas, whereas Psalms 10:17 implies God hears the desires of the afflicted.

Job 35:13: Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

Contradiction with Micah 3:4

This verse claims that then they will cry to the Lord, but He will not hear them, which contrasts with the notion in Psalms 10:17 that God hears the desires of the humble.

Micah 3:4: Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

Contradiction with James 4:3

It says that people ask and do not receive because they ask amiss with wrong motives, contrasting with Psalms 10:17 which reassures that God hears the desire of the humble.

James 4:3: Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts. [lusts: or, pleasures]
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