Contradiction with Job 21:7
While Psalms 118:1 speaks of the Lord’s enduring mercy, Job questions why the wicked prosper, which contrasts with the idea of God’s goodness and fairness.
Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14
This verse acknowledges the vanity of righteous suffering and wicked prospering, conflicting with the notion of God’s enduring goodness and mercy.
Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1
Jeremiah questions why the wicked thrive, challenging the Psalm’s depiction of God’s merciful nature as straightforwardly fair and generous.
Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]
Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:2-4
Habakkuk complains about ongoing injustice and violence, seemingly unanswered by God, contrasting with the Psalmist’s declaration of God's enduring mercy.
Habakkuk 1:2-4: 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 Malachi 3:15
This verse doubts God’s justice by stating that evildoers not only prosper but also escape, challenging the message of divine goodness and mercy.
Malachi 3:15: And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, [they that] tempt God are even delivered. [are set up: Heb. are built]