Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 147:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 147:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 147:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Psalmist, God makes clouds in the sky and brings rain to help plants grow on the mountains. It shows how God takes care of the earth and everything on it.

Psalms 147:8: Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse contradicts the idea in Psalms 147:8 that suggests an active, ongoing role in creation, by stating God does not change or act differently over time.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:4

This verse implies a cyclical and unchanging nature of earth, while Psalms 147:8 describes a dynamic creation process.

Ecclesiastes 1:4: [One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

Contradiction with Genesis 8:22

Contradiction arises in the permanence and regularity of seasons mentioned here, against God's active governance in natural phenomena as described in Psalms 147:8.

Genesis 8:22: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. [While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

Contradicts Psalms 147:8 by attributing weather phenomena like rain and sun to a more indiscriminate, equal treatment towards all, rather than active cultivation.

Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:22

This verse suggests that rain is exclusively from God, contradicting Psalms 147:8's more detailed process of clouds and rain associated with growth directly connected to God’s acts.

Jeremiah 14:22: Are there [any] among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? [art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these [things].
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