Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 119:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 119:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 119:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, this verse means that when people learn about God's fair and good rules, they will be happy and truthful when they thank Him. It teaches that understanding right from wrong helps people praise God with honesty.

Psalms 119:7: I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. [thy...: Heb. judgments of thy righteousness]

Contradiction with James 1:6

James speaks about asking in faith, not wavering, while Psalms 119:7 emphasizes learning righteous judgments, indicating potential doubt before understanding.

James 1:6: But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:23

Jesus criticizes the Pharisees for neglecting weightier matters of the law, contrasting Psalms 119:7's mention of learning all of God’s commandments as wholly righteous.

Matthew 23:23: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. [anise: Gr. dill]

Contradiction with Romans 3:20

States that no one will be justified by the deeds of the law, which seems to contradict Psalms 119:7's focus on learning and giving thanks for God's righteous judgments.

Romans 3:20: Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.
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