Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 33:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 33:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 33:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Psalms, God watches over people who respect Him and trust in His kindness. God cares for them and keeps them safe.

Psalms 33:18: Behold, the eye of the LORD [is] upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:14

This verse suggests that the Lord's spirit can depart from a person, contradicting the idea that the Lord consistently watches over those who fear Him.

1 Samuel 16:14: But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. [troubled: or, terrified]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

These verses imply that the same fate awaits the righteous and the wicked, contradicting the notion that the Lord specifically regards those who fear Him.

Ecclesiastes 9:1-2: For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, [are] in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred [by] all [that is] before them. [I considered...: Heb. I gave, or, set to my heart]

Contradiction with Job 9:22-24

This passage suggests that God destroys both the blameless and the wicked, contradicting the idea of a special watchfulness over those who fear Him.

Job 9:22-24: This [is] one [thing], therefore I said [it], He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

This verse questions why the wicked prosper if God is attentive to the righteous, contradicting the special attention towards those who fear Him.

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 Psalm 73:3-12

These verses depict the prosperity of the wicked, which contradicts the assurance of divine regard and protection for those who fear God.

Psalm 73:3-12: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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