Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 125:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 125:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 125:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, God is like the strong mountains that keep the city of Jerusalem safe, and He keeps His people safe and close to Him forever. It's like having a big, strong hug from God that never ends.

Psalms 125:2: As the mountains [are] round about Jerusalem, so the LORD [is] round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

Contradiction with Job 5:7

This verse mentions that man is born unto trouble, suggesting a life of inherent struggle, which contrasts with the protection and stability implied in Psalms 125:2.

Job 5:7: Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. [trouble: or, labour] [sparks...: Heb. the sons of the burning coal lift up to fly]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15

Observes that the righteous may suffer despite their virtue, contradicting the idea of sure protection for the righteous expressed in Psalms 125:2.

Ecclesiastes 7:15: All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Questions why the way of the wicked prospers, indicating that the wicked may thrive, in opposition to the protection promised to God's people in Psalms 125:2.

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 Romans 8:36

States that God's people face constant peril and suffering, contradicting the security suggested in Psalms 125:2.

Romans 8:36: As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

Contradiction with 2 Timothy 3:12

Affirms that all who live godly lives will suffer persecution, in direct contrast to the notion of protection in Psalms 125:2.

2 Timothy 3:12: Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
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