Contradiction with James 2:10
Psalms 119:168 emphasizes observing all of God's precepts, while James 2:10 highlights that if a person keeps the whole law but stumbles at one point, they are guilty of all, denoting the difficulty of complete adherence.
James 2:10: For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one [point], he is guilty of all.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9
The verse in Psalms implies an ability to hold to God's commands, whereas Jeremiah 17:9 suggests the heart is deceitful and desperately wicked, questioning the ability of anyone to genuinely adhere to God's laws without deviation.
Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Contradiction with Galatians 2:16
Psalms 119:168 promotes obedience to God's law as achievable, yet Galatians 2:16 highlights that a person is not justified by the works of the law, suggesting that justification comes through faith, not law-keeping.
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
While Psalms 119:168 suggests keeping God’s precepts is attainable, Isaiah 64:6 claims that all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags, hinting that human attempts to fully keep God's laws are inherently flawed.
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 1 John 1:8
Psalms 119:168 implies full adherence to God's rules, yet 1 John 1:8 claims that if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, indicating that no one can fully uphold His statutes without fault.
1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Contradiction with Romans 3:23
Psalms 119:168 speaks of observing God's precepts, suggesting a sense of completeness in following His laws, while Romans 3:23 states that "all have sinned," implying no one perfectly follows all God's commands.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;