Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 140:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 140:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 140:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, God cares for people who are having a hard time and those who don't have much. He will make sure they are treated fairly and get what they need.

Psalms 140:12: I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, [and] the right of the poor.

Contradiction with Psalms 37:25

This verse suggests that the righteous will not be forsaken, while Psalms 140:12 emphasizes God's support for the afflicted, presenting a contradiction where righteous suffering is concerned.

Psalms 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Contradiction with Job 21:7-9

These verses describe the wicked living prosperously, in contrast to Psalms 140:12 which implies justice for the poor and afflicted.

Job 21:7-9: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Here, the prosperity of the wicked leads to questioning of God's justice, whereas Psalms 140:12 assures protection and justice for the afflicted.

Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

This verse notes the existence of vanity where the righteous endure suffering, challenging Psalms 140:12’s assertion of justice and protection for the oppressed.

Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.
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