Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 37:39

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 37:39 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 37:39. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King David, people who do good things get help and safety from God. When they are having a hard time, God makes them strong.

Psalms 37:39: But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:18

Psalms 37:39 states that salvation is of the Lord, whereas Proverbs 28:18 implies that walking uprightly ensures one's salvation, suggesting personal action rather than divine deliverance.

Proverbs 28:18: Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21

Psalms 37:39 emphasizes that salvation is from the Lord, but Matthew 7:21 indicates that only those who do the will of the Father in heaven will enter the kingdom, highlighting human responsibility.

Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Contradiction with James 2:24

Psalms 37:39 speaks of salvation as a gift from the Lord, while James 2:24 asserts that a person is justified by works, not faith alone, emphasizing human deeds.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
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