Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:17
Ecclesiastes expresses a sense of despair and hatred towards life, contrasting with the gladness and hope in Psalms 16:9.
Ecclesiastes 2:17: Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun [is] grievous unto me: for all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:17
Lamentations speaks of being deprived of peace and forgetting happiness, which contradicts the joy and rest mentioned in Psalms 16:9.
Lamentations 3:17: And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. [prosperity: Heb. good]
Contradiction with Job 3:25-26
Job describes fear and turmoil, in opposition to the confidence and peace found in Psalms 16:9.
Job 3:25-26: For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. [the thing...: Heb. I feared a fear, and it came upon me]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:14
This verse claims all works under the sun are vanity, contrasting the rejoicing heart in Psalms 16:9.
Ecclesiastes 1:14: I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 20:14
Jeremiah curses the day of his birth, clashing with the positive affirmations of life in Psalms 16:9.
Jeremiah 20:14: Cursed [be] the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
Contradiction with Psalm 13:1-2
Earlier in Psalms, there's a questioning of God's presence and sorrow, opposing the assurance seen in Psalms 16:9.
Psalm 13:1-2: [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 Psalm 22:1
A cry of abandonment, differing from the presence and joy acknowledged in Psalms 16:9.
Psalm 22:1: [To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring? [Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning] [helping...: Heb. my salvation]
Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:4
Elijah wishes for death from weariness, contrary to the secure hope in Psalms 16:9.
1 Kings 19:4: But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I [am] not better than my fathers. [for himself: Heb. for his life]