Psalms 30:5 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to King David, God might be upset with us for a little while, but He loves us and gives us a happy life. Sometimes we feel sad, but happiness will come again, just like morning follows the night.

Contradiction with Job 21:7

While Psalms 30:5 suggests that joy comes in the morning after a night of trouble, Job 21:7 notes that the wicked live, become old, and are mighty in power, implying prolonged prosperity without the swift turnaround mentioned in Psalms.

Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

This verse speaks of the vanity where righteous people receive what the wicked deserve, and vice versa, contradicting the assurance in Psalms 30:5 of joy following weeping for the righteous.

Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:2

Here, it is observed that the same fate awaits the righteous and the wicked, contrasting the clear distinction between weeping and joy found in Psalms 30:5.

Ecclesiastes 9:2: All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath.

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:1

This verse describes the righteous being taken away to be spared from evil, suggesting that the suffering continues or culminates without the promised joy in the morning as in Psalms 30:5.

Isaiah 57:1: The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come]. [merciful...: Heb. men of kindness, or, godliness] [from...: or, from that which is evil]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah questions why the way of the wicked prospers and why the faithless live at ease, which stands in contrast to Psalms 30:5 where joy is expected for the righteous after suffering.

Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:17

This verse expresses a prolonged experience of suffering and absence of peace, opposing the idea of ephemeral weeping and swift joy as in Psalms 30:5.