Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 34:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 34:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 34:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, when a man who needed help called out to God, God listened to him and saved him from all his problems. Christians believe that God hears and helps everyone who asks for His help.

Psalms 34:6: This poor man cried, and the LORD heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:9

Psalms 34:6 suggests that anyone who cries out to the Lord will be heard and saved, while Proverbs 28:9 states that if one turns away from hearing the law, even their prayer is an abomination, implying that not everyone will be heard.

Proverbs 28:9: He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.

Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2

Psalms 34:6 promises deliverance upon calling out, yet Isaiah 59:2 states that iniquities separate people from God so that He does not hear them, indicating unmet prayers for the unrighteous.

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 Jeremiah 14:12

While Psalms 34:6 speaks of God hearing and saving the poor man who calls out, Jeremiah 14:12 indicates that God will not listen to their cries if they persist in wrongdoing.

Jeremiah 14:12: When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:12

Psalms 34:6 implies a certainty that God hears and delivers, 1 Peter 3:12 clarifies that the Lord's ears are open to the righteous, but He turns His face against those who do evil, implying not everyone is heard.

1 Peter 3:12: For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil. [against: Gr. upon]

Contradiction with James 4:3

Psalms 34:6 depicts God responding to cries for help, yet James 4:3 warns that prayers can go unmet if asked with wrong motives, suggesting not all calls will be answered.

James 4:3: Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts. [lusts: or, pleasures]
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