Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 40:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 40:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 40:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God, please always be kind and loving to me, and let your truth keep me safe forever.

Psalms 40:11: Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:8

Explains that God is love, while Psalms 40:11 implies needing to request continued mercy, which suggests it might not be constant.

1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:32

States that God has no pleasure in the death of anyone and implies a consistent desire for life, contrasting with the need for continual mercy in Psalms 40:11.

Ezekiel 18:32: For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn [yourselves], and live ye. [yourselves: or, others]

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

Assures that God will never leave nor forsake, suggesting permanence, whereas Psalms 40:11 seems to request ongoing support.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with Malachi 3:6

Declares God does not change, implying His mercies are constant, unlike the plea for continued mercy in Psalms 40:11.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

Implies that asking will always receive an answer, contrasting with the uncertainty of needing to ask for God's mercy as shown in Psalms 40:11.

Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
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