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.