Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 119:68

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 119:68 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 119:68. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Psalms, God is kind and does nice things, and the writer is asking God to show them the right way to live. It's like telling God, "You're really good, can you help me be good too?"

Psalms 119:68: Thou [art] good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

Contradiction with Job 2:10

While Psalms 119:68 speaks to God's goodness, Job acknowledges that we receive both good and evil from God, suggesting a dual nature.

Job 2:10: But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

This verse states that God creates both peace and evil, which contrasts with the purely good nature depicted in Psalms 119:68.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:38

This verse suggests that God speaks both good and evil, implying a complexity beyond the simple goodness in Psalms 119:68.

Lamentations 3:38: Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

Contradiction with Amos 3:6

The verse implies that if there is evil in a city, it is due to the Lord, contradicting the notion of God's exclusively good nature in Psalms 119:68.

Amos 3:6: Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done [it]? [be afraid: or, run together?] [the LORD...: or, shall not the LORD do somewhat?]
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