Contradiction with Job 3:11
This verse questions why Job did not die at birth, contradicting Psalms 30:3 where God is credited with preserving life.
Job 3:11: Why died I not from the womb? [why] did I [not] give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 4:2-3
These verses suggest it’s better to be dead or never born than alive, contrasting with Psalms 30:3, which celebrates being kept alive.
Ecclesiastes 4:2-3: Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
Contradiction with Philippians 1:21-23
Paul expresses a desire to depart and be with Christ, viewing death as gain, whereas Psalms 30:3 emphasizes life preservation.
Philippians 1:21-23: For to me to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.
Contradiction with Revelation 14:13
Proclaims the blessed state of those who die in the Lord, which contrasts with the theme of being saved from death in Psalms 30:3.
Revelation 14:13: And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. [from henceforth...: or, from henceforth saith the Spirit, Yea]
Contradiction with Jonah 4:3
Jonah wishes for death over life, contradicting Psalms 30:3’s gratitude for life.
Jonah 4:3: Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for [it is] better for me to die than to live.