Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 23:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 23:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 23:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, even when I go through very scary places, I don’t have to be afraid because God is with me, protecting and comforting me.

Psalms 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Contradiction with Job 3:26

This verse expresses a sense of turmoil and lack of peace, which contradicts the assurance and comfort offered in Psalms 23:4.

Job 3:26: I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:17

This verse speaks of bereavement from peace, contrasting with the comforting presence of God described in Psalms 23:4.

Lamentations 3:17: And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. [prosperity: Heb. good]

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:20

Here, the wicked are likened to a troubled sea, which contrasts with the peaceful guidance and safety in Psalms 23:4.

Isaiah 57:20: But the wicked [are] like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

Contradiction with Matthew 27:46

Jesus expresses feeling forsaken, conflicting with the promise of God's accompaniment in Psalms 23:4.

Matthew 27:46: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Contradiction with Mark 4:38

The disciples accuse Jesus of not caring if they perish during a storm, which contrasts with the divine comfort and protection in Psalms 23:4.

Mark 4:38: And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
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