Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 118:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 118:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 118:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Psalms, the writer encourages the family of Aaron, who were priests, to thank God because His love and kindness last forever. It's like saying God's love never stops, and everyone should be happy and thankful for it.

Psalms 118:3: Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy [endureth] for ever.

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:25

This verse speaks of God's anger and how He stretches out His hand in judgment, which seems to contradict the notion of unending mercy.

Isaiah 5:25: Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases [were] torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand [is] stretched out still. [torn: or, as dung]

Contradiction with Exodus 32:10

Here, God expresses His wrath and readiness to destroy the Israelites, contrasting the idea of "mercy endureth forever."

Exodus 32:10: Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 7:12-13

This verse elaborates on the end that is coming and God’s severe judgment, contradicting the concept of enduring mercy.

Ezekiel 7:12-13: The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath [is] upon all the multitude thereof.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:43

In this verse, God has covered in anger and pursued them, which appears to contradict the notion of enduring mercy.

Lamentations 3:43: Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 15:6

God states that He is weary with repenting and will destroy them, opposing the idea of enduring mercy.

Jeremiah 15:6: Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.

Contradiction with Hebrews 3:11

God swears in wrath that they shall not enter into His rest, which seems to contradict His enduring mercy mentioned in Psalms 118:3.

Hebrews 3:11: So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) [They...: Gr. If they shall enter]
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