Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 40:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 40:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 40:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God helped him out of a really tough and messy place and put him somewhere safe and strong. It's like when someone helps you out of sticky mud and puts you on a nice, solid rock so you can walk easily.

Psalms 40:2: He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, [and] established my goings. [an...: Heb. a pit of noise]

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.
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