Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 130:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 130:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 130:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse means that we should be patient and trust God, believing that He will help us. It's like when you wait for something special because you believe it will be really good when it finally happens.

Psalms 130:5: I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 13:12

Contradicts Psalms 130:5 as Saul acted without waiting for the Lord, illustrating impatience instead of the patience described in Psalms 130:5.

1 Samuel 13:12: Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. [made...: Heb. intreated the face]

Contradiction with Exodus 32:1

This verse contradicts Psalms 130:5 as the Israelites grew impatient waiting for Moses and turned to idolatry instead of waiting on the Lord.

Exodus 32:1: And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

Contradiction with Numbers 21:4-5

The Israelites speak against God due to impatience and dissatisfaction, contrasting the patient waiting on the Lord mentioned in Psalms 130:5.

Numbers 21:4-5: And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. [discouraged: or, grieved: Heb. shortened]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 6:33

King of Israel shows impatience by blaming God for the disaster, which contradicts the theme of patient waiting found in Psalms 130:5.

2 Kings 6:33: And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil [is] of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?
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