Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 129:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 129:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 129:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, this verse means that bad people will not have good things, like how if farmers don’t have enough crops, they can't fill their hands or arms with them. It's a way of saying that doing wrong won't lead to blessings or rewards.

Psalms 129:7: Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

Contradiction with Psalms 1:3

While Psalms 129:7 speaks of a lack of harvest and growth, Psalms 1:3 describes a righteous man flourishing and being fruitful.

Psalms 1:3: And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. [wither: Heb. fade]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:10

Contradicts the scarcity suggested in Psalms 129:7 by promising that obedience to God leads to barns filled with plenty and presses bursting with new wine.

Proverbs 3:10: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

Contradiction with Genesis 26:12

Isaac's sowing leads to a hundredfold harvest, directly opposing the desolation implied in Psalms 129:7.

Genesis 26:12: Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. [received: Heb. found]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:8

Declares blessings on the storehouses, suggesting abundance in contrast to the emptiness in Psalms 129:7.

Deuteronomy 28:8: The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. [storehouses: or, barns]

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 9:10

This verse promises that God will increase the store of seed, opposing the barrenness noted in Psalms 129:7.

2 Corinthians 9:10: Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
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