Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 119:74

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 119:74 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 119:74. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, people who love and respect God will be happy when they see him, because he trusts and believes in God's promises.

Psalms 119:74: They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Questions God's judgment, while Psalms 119:74 speaks of hope in God's word inspiring others.

Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:2

Suggests that the same fate comes to all, which might contrast with the idea of believers finding joy and hope in God's laws.

Ecclesiastes 9:2: All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath.

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:1

Describes the righteous perishing, contrasting those who "will be glad" as stated in Psalm 119:74.

Isaiah 57:1: The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come]. [merciful...: Heb. men of kindness, or, godliness] [from...: or, from that which is evil]

Contradiction with Job 21:7

Questions why the wicked live on, contradicting the idea that hope and trust in God's commandments are a cause for joy.

Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3

Expresses envy at the prosperity of the wicked, conflicting with the notion of assurance and gladness in God as described in Psalm 119:74.

Psalm 73:3: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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