Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 38:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 38:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 38:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, he feels really sad and sorry because he has done many wrong things, and it's making him feel like he is carrying something very heavy that he can't hold up. He wishes he could get help to feel better again.

Psalms 38:4: For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18

This verse talks about sins being washed away and made clean, contrasting with Psalms 38:4 where sins are described as overwhelming and burdensome.

Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Contradiction with Matthew 11:30

This verse describes the burden as light, contrasting with Psalms 38:4 where the iniquities are described as a heavy burden.

Matthew 11:30: For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.

Contradiction with Romans 8:1

This verse states there is no condemnation for those in Christ, contradicting Psalms 38:4 which implies a sense of guilt and weight of sin.

Romans 8:1: [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:9

This verse talks about forgiveness and cleansing from sin, contradicting the overwhelming burden of sin mentioned in Psalms 38:4.

1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Contradiction with Romans 6:14

This verse says sin shall not have dominion over you, which contradicts the heavy burden and overwhelming control of sin described in Psalms 38:4.

Romans 6:14: For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
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