Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 31:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 31:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 31:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of Psalms, God loves and takes care of people who are faithful to Him, and He gives good things to those who do what is right. So, everyone who believes in God should love Him back.

Psalms 31:23: O love the LORD, all ye his saints: [for] the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:7

Exodus 34:7 describes God as a just figure who punishes iniquity, which can be seen as conflicting with Psalms 31:23 that underscores God preserving the faithful.

Exodus 34:7: Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:21

Isaiah 57:21 states there is no peace for the wicked, suggesting a different outcome than the love and preservation mentioned in Psalms 31:23.

Isaiah 57:21: [There is] no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:2

Ecclesiastes 9:2 implies that the same event (death) happens to both the righteous and the wicked, contradicting Psalms 31:23's notion of divine preservation for the faithful.

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 Job 21:7

Job 21:7 questions why the wicked live and age in power, contrasting with the idea in Psalms 31:23 that the wicked are dealt with by God.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

Matthew 5:45 indicates that God causes the sun to rise on evil and good alike, suggesting equal treatment contrary to the distinction in Psalms 31:23.

Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
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