Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 33:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 33:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 33:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Psalms, God loves when people do what is right and fair. The whole world shows how kind and good God is to everyone.

Psalms 33:5: He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. [goodness: or, mercy]

Contradiction with Exodus 34:7

While Psalms 33:5 emphasizes God's love and justice, Exodus 34:7 mentions that God will not clear the guilty, suggesting a harsher consequence despite God's love.

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 45:7

Psalms 33:5 focuses on the earth being full of God's goodness, whereas Isaiah 45:7 states that God creates both peace and evil, highlighting a dual nature.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:38

Psalms 33:5 discusses God's goodness, but Lamentations 3:38 questions whether evil can come from God, implying that everything from God is not necessarily good.

Lamentations 3:38: Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

Contradiction with Romans 9:18

Psalms 33:5 showcases God’s love and justice, yet Romans 9:18 mentions God having mercy on whom He wills and hardening others, which could seem arbitrary.

Romans 9:18: Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy], and whom he will he hardeneth.

Paradox #1

The moral conflict in Psalms 33:5 could be seen in the idea that God loves righteousness and justice, yet there are real-world situations where people experience suffering and injustice. This might lead some to question how these experiences align with the idea of a just and loving God.

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