Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 25:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 25:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 25:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, King David, he is asking God to remember how kind and loving He has always been. David trusts that God's kindness and love have been there for a very long time and will help him now.

Psalms 25:6: Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they [have been] ever of old. [tender...: Heb. bowels]

Contradiction with Exodus 34:7

While Psalms 25:6 highlights God's mercy, Exodus 34:7 emphasizes His justice in not clearing the guilty, pointing to potential conflict between mercy and justice.

Exodus 34:7: Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:29

Psalms 25:6 speaks to God's mercies and His ability to change outcomes for believers, while 1 Samuel 15:29 states that God does not change His mind, which can seem contradictory regarding divine flexibility in dispensing mercy.

1 Samuel 15:29: And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he [is] not a man, that he should repent. [Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory]

Contradiction with Isaiah 27:11

Psalms 25:6 refers to God remembering His tender mercies, but Isaiah 27:11 describes a lack of compassion when His creation fails to understand or respond, presenting a seeming inconsistency in the application of mercy.

Isaiah 27:11: When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, [and] set them on fire: for it [is] a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

Contradiction with Hosea 1:6

Hosea 1:6 highlights God withdrawing mercy from Israel, which contradicts the perpetual remembrance of mercy expressed in Psalms 25:6.

Hosea 1:6: And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And [God] said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away. [Loruhamah: that is, Not having obtained mercy] [no...: Heb. not add any more to] [but...: or, that I should altogether pardon them]
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