Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 118:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 118:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 118:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Psalmist, this verse means that the person is thanking God for listening to them and for saving them from trouble. It's like saying thank you to a friend who helped you when you needed it most.

Psalms 118:21: I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 18:27

Contradicts by mocking the idea of a responsive deity, suggesting that God may not always answer.

1 Kings 18:27: And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he [is] a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, [or] peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. [aloud: Heb. with a great voice] [he is talking: or, he meditateth] [is pursuing: Heb. hath a pursuit]

Contradiction with Job 30:20

Contradicts by expressing that calls to God can sometimes go unanswered.

Job 30:20: I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me [not].

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:15

Suggests God might not hear prayers if filled with sin, contrasting the gratitude for answered prayers in Psalms 118:21.

Isaiah 1:15: And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. [make...: Heb. multiply prayer] [blood: Heb. bloods]

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:8

Expresses a time when God seems not to listen, opposing the thankfulness in Psalms 118:21.

Lamentations 3:8: Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

Contradiction with Micah 3:4

God won't answer those who do evil deeds, conflicting with the acknowledgment of God hearing prayers.

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.
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