Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 118:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 118:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 118:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, the writer, this verse shows him asking God to help and bring good things to him. He is praying for protection and blessings from God.

Psalms 118:25: Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:26

Proverbs 28:26 implies relying on one's own heart is foolish, whereas Psalms 118:25 suggests reliance on the Lord for salvation and prosperity.

Proverbs 28:26: He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

Jeremiah 17:5 warns against trusting in man, while Psalms 118:25 is a call for trust in God's salvation.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with James 4:3

James 4:3 suggests that requests may not be granted if asked wrongly or with selfish motives, contrasting with the plea for prosperity in Psalms 118:25.

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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