Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 139:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 139:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 139:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King David, God knows everything about us, whether we are walking around or lying down. He understands everything we do and everywhere we go.

Psalms 139:3: Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways. [compassest: or, winnowest]

Contradiction with Job 23:8-9

These verses express a sense of God's absence or elusiveness, contrasting with Psalm 139:3's implication of God's intimate knowledge and presence.

Job 23:8-9: Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:15

This verse speaks of God as a being who hides Himself, which contradicts the idea of an ever-present awareness and understanding seen in Psalm 139:3.

Isaiah 45:15: Verily thou [art] a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

Contradiction with Psalm 13:1

This verse reflects a feeling of being forgotten by God, contradictory to the constant oversight and understanding mentioned in Psalm 139:3.

Psalm 13:1: [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? [chief...: or, overseer]

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:44

Suggests a separation by sin, indicating a distance that contradicts the detailed, personal knowledge implied in Psalm 139:3.

Lamentations 3:44: Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.

Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2

Implicates that iniquities can hide God's face, suggesting a barrier to the close relationship depicted in Psalm 139:3.

Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]
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