Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 119:167

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 119:167 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 119:167. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, this verse means that the writer listens to God's rules and loves them very much. Christians believe it's important to follow what God says and to hold His teachings close to their hearts.

Psalms 119:167: My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

This verse states, "There is none righteous, no, not one," contradicting Psalm 119:167 which implies individual righteousness through keeping God's testimonies.

Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

This verse indicates that there is not a just person on earth who does good and never sins, which contradicts the psalm's suggestion of perfect observance of God's laws.

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

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

It says, "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us," countering the psalm's implication of someone keeping God's decrees flawlessly.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Contradiction with Galatians 2:16

This verse emphasizes that a person is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus, contradicting the focus on adherence to God's laws as a form of devotion.

Galatians 2:16: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

It suggests that all our righteous acts are like filthy rags, contradicting the notion of perfect observance and righteousness from Psalm 119:167.

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.
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