Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 27:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 27:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 27:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, the person who wrote this part of the Bible, he is asking God to listen when he cries out for help and to be kind and answer his prayers. David is trusting that God cares and will help him when he is in need.

Psalms 27:7: Hear, O LORD, [when] I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:9

While Psalms 27:7 speaks of God hearing when called upon, Proverbs 28:9 indicates that if one turns away from God's law, their prayers become an abomination.

Proverbs 28:9: He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:15

Contradicts the plea for God to hear in Psalms 27:7 by stating that even if many prayers are made, if one's hands are full of blood (sin), God will not listen.

Isaiah 1:15: And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. [make...: Heb. multiply prayer] [blood: Heb. bloods]

Contradiction with Micah 3:4

Psalms 27:7 is about asking God to respond, whereas Micah 3:4 notes that people will cry out to the Lord, but He will not hear them because of their evil deeds.

Micah 3:4: Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

Contradiction with James 4:3

In contrast to the plea for God's response in Psalms 27:7, this verse says prayers may not be answered when asked with wrong motives.

James 4:3: Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts. [lusts: or, pleasures]
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