Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 119:128

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 119:128 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 119:128. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, the author of the book, he believes that everything God says is true and good. He only wants to follow God's ways and stay away from things that are wrong.

Psalms 119:128: Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts [concerning] all [things to be] right; [and] I hate every false way.

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12

Suggests that there is a way that seems right to a person, contradicting the idea that all precepts are right as stated in Psalms 119:128.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

Contradiction with Romans 7:15

Describes a struggle in doing what one believes is right, conflicting with the clear affirmation of rightness of precepts in Psalms 119:128.

Romans 7:15: For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. [allow: Gr. know]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

States that no one on earth is righteous, which contradicts the assertion of inherent righteousness in precepts in Psalms 119:128.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

Describes human attempts at righteousness as flawed, conflicting with the assertion of the righteousness of precepts in Psalms 119:128.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Highlights the deceitfulness of the human heart, contradicting the certainty of correctness in precepts expressed in Psalms 119:128.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Paradox #1

This verse might raise a contradiction when interpreted as endorsing the idea that all human-made laws or opinions are wrong if they don't align with certain religious beliefs. This could conflict with the idea of respecting diverse perspectives and legal systems that ensure fairness and justice in a pluralistic society.

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