Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 119:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 119:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 119:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, who wrote the book of Psalms, he feels like a visitor on Earth and asks God to show him the rules so he knows how to live. He wants to learn how to be good by following God's teachings.

Psalms 119:19: I [am] a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:20

This verse promises that Jesus will be with His followers always, which contrasts with the notion of being a stranger or sojourner, suggesting permanent guidance and presence.

Matthew 28:20: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:14

This verse states that we seek a city to come, implying a sense of belonging to a future home, which contradicts the idea of being a stranger on Earth mentioned in Psalms 119:19.

Hebrews 13:14: For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

Contradiction with Ephesians 2:19

This verse declares that believers are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, contradicting the pilgrim status expressed in Psalms 119:19.

Ephesians 2:19: Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
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