Contradiction with Job 23:8-9
While Psalms 34:15 says the Lord watches and hears the righteous, Job expresses feeling God is not there despite seeking Him diligently.
Job 23:8-9: Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:8
Contrasts with Psalms 34:15 as it describes a time when God does not seem to hear prayers.
Lamentations 3:8: Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
Contradiction with Psalm 10:1
This verse questions God’s attentiveness and presence, contrasting with the assurance of God watching in Psalms 34:15.
Psalm 10:1: Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? [why] hidest thou [thyself] in times of trouble?
Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2
States that iniquities separate people from God, which contradicts Psalms 34:15 where God is attentive to the righteous.
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 Micah 3:4
Contrasts Psalms 34:15 by stating that God will hide His face from people due to their actions.
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 Habakkuk 1:2
The prophet laments unanswered cries to God, differing from the assurance of being heard in Psalms 34:15.
Habakkuk 1:2: O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!