Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
This verse advises to trust in the Lord with all heart and not rely on one's understanding, while Psalms 40:2 emphasizes reliance on God's established path.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Psalms 69:2
Describes being in deep mire with no standing, whereas Psalms 40:2 speaks of being lifted from a miry pit to a firm place.
Psalms 69:2: I sink in deep mire, where [there is] no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. [deep mire: Heb. the mire of depth] [deep waters: Heb. depth of waters]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 38:6
Depicts sinking in the mire of a prison pit, contrasting with the deliverance and stability described in Psalms 40:2.
Jeremiah 38:6: Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that [was] in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon [there was] no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. [of Hammelech: or, of the king]
Contradiction with Psalms 143:3
Discusses dwelling in darkness and feeling crushed, opposing the imagery of being set upon a rock in Psalms 40:2.
Psalms 143:3: For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.