Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 126:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 126:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 126:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, this verse means that when God does something special for His people, it makes them so happy that they can't help but laugh and sing. Even people who don't believe in God notice how good He has been to them.

Psalms 126:2: Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. [hath...: Heb. hath magnified to do with them]

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:13

This verse indicates that even in laughter, the heart may ache, contrasting with the pure joy described in Psalms 126:2.

Proverbs 14:13: Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:6

This verse compares the laughter of fools to the crackling of thorns under a pot, implying a hollow or meaningless laughter, in contrast to the joyful laughter mentioned in Psalms 126:2.

Ecclesiastes 7:6: For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity. [crackling: Heb. sound]

Contradiction with James 4:9

This verse advises turning laughter into mourning, contradicting the expression of joy and laughter in Psalms 126:2.

James 4:9: Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.

Contradiction with Luke 6:25

This verse warns that those who laugh now will mourn and weep, opposing the idea of joy and laughter found in Psalms 126:2.

Luke 6:25: Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
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