Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 36:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 36:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 36:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Psalmist, God gives people everything they need and makes them very happy, like a big feast in His house. God also fills them with joy, like drinking from a river full of wonderful things.

Psalms 36:8: They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. [abundantly...: Heb. watered]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:11

This verse speaks about the vanity and futility of human efforts, contradicting the abundant satisfaction and pleasure described in Psalms 36:8.

Ecclesiastes 2:11: Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all [was] vanity and vexation of spirit, and [there was] no profit under the sun.

Contradiction with Job 3:20-21

These verses describe a longing for death over life, which contrasts with the abundance and fullness of life depicted in Psalms 36:8.

Job 3:20-21: Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter [in] soul;

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:17-18

These verses convey a sense of despair and loss of peace, conflicting with the satisfaction and joy found in Psalms 36:8.

Lamentations 3:17-18: And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. [prosperity: Heb. good]

Contradiction with Psalm 22:1

This verse expresses a feeling of abandonment by God, which contradicts the sense of closeness and provision in Psalms 36:8.

Psalm 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 Proverbs 14:13

This verse indicates that even in laughter the heart may ache, contrasting with the pure pleasure mentioned in Psalms 36:8.

Proverbs 14:13: Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness.
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