Contradiction with Proverbs 1:24
While Psalms 31:2 requests God's immediacy and attentiveness, Proverbs 1:24 describes God as having called out and being ignored, indicating a lack of prompt response.
Proverbs 1:24: Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2
Psalms 31:2 implores God to listen and help, whereas Isaiah 59:2 suggests that sin causes separation between individuals and God, preventing Him from hearing.
Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:44
Lamentations 3:44 speaks of God covering Himself with a cloud so that prayers cannot pass through, contradicting the plea for God to hear in Psalms 31:2.
Lamentations 3:44: Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.
Contradiction with Micah 3:4
Psalms 31:2 asks God to deliver quickly, but Micah 3:4 states that God will hide His face and not listen to the cries of the wicked, highlighting a potential refusal to respond.
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 Matthew 7:7
Matthew 7:7 encourages seeking, asking, and knocking with the promise of receiving, which may seem contradictory to the urgent request in Psalms 31:2 for God's immediate attention and action.
Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: