Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 31:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 31:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 31:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God has kept him safe and has given him plenty of space to live happily, away from people who might want to hurt him.

Psalms 31:8: And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

Contradiction with Psalms 22:1

This verse expresses the feeling of being forsaken by God, contrasting with Psalms 31:8's sense of being set in a broad place.

Psalms 22:1: [To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring? [Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning] [helping...: Heb. my salvation]

Contradiction with Job 23:8-9

These verses reflect the feeling of not being able to perceive God's presence, opposing the idea of being delivered and free.

Job 23:8-9: Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:7

This verse describes being hedged in and chained, which contradicts the notion of not being shut up into the enemy's hand.

Lamentations 3:7: He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

Contradiction with Jonah 2:3

Jonah describes being cast into the depths and overwhelmed, conflicting with Psalms 31:8's idea of being in a spacious setting.

Jonah 2:3: For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. [midst: Heb. heart]

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:8

This verse talks about being troubled and perplexed, opposing the deliverance and freedom depicted in Psalms 31:8.

2 Corinthians 4:8: [We are] troubled on every side, yet not distressed; [we are] perplexed, but not in despair; [in despair: or, altogether without help, or, means]
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