Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 38:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 38:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 38:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, even when he was very hurt and needed help, his friends and family stayed far away and didn’t come close to help him. He felt very alone because the people who cared about him didn’t come near him when he needed them the most.

Psalms 38:11: My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. [sore: Heb. stroke] [my kinsmen: or, my neighbours]

Contradiction with Proverbs 18:24

This verse states "a friend sticks closer than a brother," contradicting Psalms 38:11's depiction of friends and neighbors standing aloof from someone in distress.

Proverbs 18:24: A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.

Contradiction with John 15:13

This verse mentions "greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends," suggesting a profound loyalty and commitment, contrary to the abandonment in Psalms 38:11.

John 15:13: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Contradiction with Galatians 6:2

Advises to "bear ye one another’s burdens," which contradicts the absence of support from friends and loved ones described in Psalms 38:11.

Galatians 6:2: Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
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