Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 42:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 42:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 42:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, during the day, God shows His love to us, and at night, He gives us songs to feel safe and happy, like a calming lullaby. We can always talk to God because He cares for us all the time.

Psalms 42:8: [Yet] the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song [shall be] with me, [and] my prayer unto the God of my life.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:7

Psalms 42:8 speaks of God's lovingkindness continually, while Isaiah 54:7 mentions God forsaking His people for a brief moment, implying a lack of constant presence or kindness.

Isaiah 54:7: For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:44

While Psalms 42:8 describes God's accessibility through the night, Lamentations 3:44 speaks of God covering Himself with a cloud so that prayers cannot pass through, indicating inaccessibility.

Lamentations 3:44: Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.

Contradiction with Job 23:8-9

Job describes not being able to find God despite searching in various directions, whereas Psalms 42:8 suggests God's presence is constantly felt.

Job 23:8-9: Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
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