Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 18:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 18:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 18:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God is so bright and powerful that clouds move away, and He can send hail and fire to show His strength. It's like when the sun is so bright that dark clouds go away, only much more powerful.

Psalms 18:12: At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:12

Describes God dwelling in darkness, contrasting with Psalms 18:12 where brightness is a manifestation of His presence.

1 Kings 8:12: Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

States God dwells in unapproachable light, which contrasts with Psalms 18:12's imagery of darkness under His feet.

1 Timothy 6:16: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:21

Speaks of Moses approaching thick darkness where God was, contradicting the brightness described in Psalms 18:12.

Exodus 20:21: And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God [was].

Contradiction with Revelation 16:10

Describes darkness as a judgment, while Psalms 18:12 portrays brightness as a positive aspect of God's presence.

Revelation 16:10: And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

Contradiction with John 1:5

The light shines in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not, contrasting the imagery of brightness intertwined with darkness in Psalms 18:12.

John 1:5: And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. [comprehended: or, did not admit, or, receive]
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