Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 31:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 31:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 31:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, the author of the book, this verse means that sometimes people feel very alone and as if no one remembers or cares about them, like a broken pot that is no longer useful. It's like feeling invisible and not important to others.

Psalms 31:12: I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel. [a broken...: Heb. a vessel that perisheth]

Contradiction with Isaiah 62:4

While Psalms 31:12 speaks of being forgotten and disregarded, this verse proclaims that God's people will not be forsaken but will be called "Hephzibah" and "Beulah," indicating delight and being espoused.

Isaiah 62:4: Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. [Hephzibah: that is, My delight is in her] [Beulah: that is, Married]

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

This verse states, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee," which directly contradicts the feeling of being forgotten and cast aside in Psalms 31:12.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:20

Jesus assures, "I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world," contrasting the sense of abandonment in Psalms 31:12.

Matthew 28:20: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.

Contradiction with Isaiah 49:15

God reassures that even if a mother could forget her child, He will not forget His people, which contradicts the feeling of being forgotten in Psalms 31:12.

Isaiah 49:15: Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. [that...: Heb. from having compassion]

Contradiction with John 14:18

"I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you," contradicts the sense of being forgotten and solitary in Psalms 31:12.

John 14:18: I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. [comfortless: or, orphans]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:8

This verse assures that the Lord goes before and will not fail or forsake, opposing the sense of being forgotten expressed in Psalms 31:12.

Deuteronomy 31:8: And the LORD, he [it is] that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
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