Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 126:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 126:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 126:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Psalms, when God made the people of Zion free again, it felt so wonderful that it was like they were in a happy dream.

Psalms 126:1: [A Song of degrees.] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. [turned...: Heb. returned the returning]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:9

While Psalms 126:1 speaks of change and renewal, Ecclesiastes 1:9 suggests that nothing new happens under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 1:9: The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be; and that which is done [is] that which shall be done: and [there is] no new [thing] under the sun.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

Psalms 126:1 highlights divine intervention, whereas Jeremiah 17:5 warns against relying on human strength rather than placing trust in the Lord.

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.
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