Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 124:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 124:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 124:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, if God had not been with us when people tried to hurt us, we would have been in big trouble. With God on our side, we were safe and protected.

Psalms 124:2: If [it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

Contradiction with Psalms 146:3

It advises not to put trust in princes or the son of man, in contrast to trusting in man's help described in Psalms 124:2.

Psalms 146:3: Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help. [help: or, salvation]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

It states that curses come from trusting in man, opposing the helpful view of man in Psalms 124:2.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Psalms 118:8

It suggests that trusting in the Lord is better than trusting in man, indirectly conflicting with the affirmation in Psalms 124:2.

Psalms 118:8: [It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:22

It advises to cease from man, implying a lack of value in man's help contrary to Psalms 124:2.

Isaiah 2:22: Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
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