Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 116:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 116:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 116:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, the author of the book, he is telling his heart to be calm and happy because God has been very kind and good to him. He wants his heart to remember how nice God has been and to feel peaceful again.

Psalms 116:7: Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Contradiction with Psalms 42:5

This verse questions why the soul is cast down and disquieted, contrasting with Psalms 116:7's theme of rest and peace for the soul.

Psalms 42:5: Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and [why] art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him [for] the help of his countenance. [cast: Heb. bowed] [praise: or, give thanks] [for the...: or, his presence is salvation]

Contradiction with Job 3:26

Job expresses that he has no peace, rest, or quiet, which contradicts the sense of rest and peace in Psalms 116:7.

Job 3:26: I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:23

This verse describes a life full of sorrow and travail, which contradicts the restful soul in Psalms 116:7.

Ecclesiastes 2:23: For all his days [are] sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

Contradiction with Psalm 6:6

This verse speaks of being weary with groaning and having the bed watered with tears, opposing the notion of rest.

Psalm 6:6: I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. [all...: or, every night]

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:20

It describes the wicked as a troubled sea which cannot rest, counter to the rest mentioned in Psalms 116:7.

Isaiah 57:20: But the wicked [are] like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
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