Contradiction with Psalms 42:9
While Psalms 43:4 expresses hope and joy in God's altar, Psalms 42:9 reflects feelings of being forgotten and oppressed by God.
Psalms 42:9: I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:1-2
Ecclesiastes 2:1-2 questions the value of seeking joy and happiness, labeling it as vanity, in contrast to the joy expressed in approaching God's altar in Psalms 43:4.
Ecclesiastes 2:1-2: I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also [is] vanity.
Contradiction with Job 3:1-3
Job 3:1-3 conveys despair and a curse on the day of one's birth, opposing the joy and praise described in Psalms 43:4.
Job 3:1-3: After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:17-18
These verses express lost peace and forgotten happiness, contradicting the joyful worship mentioned in Psalms 43:4.
Lamentations 3:17-18: And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. [prosperity: Heb. good]
Contradiction with Isaiah 53:3
Isaiah 53:3 speaks about rejection and sorrow, contrasting with the joy in God's presence found in Psalms 43:4.
Isaiah 53:3: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. [we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us]
Contradiction with Jonah 4:3
Jonah 4:3 depicts a desire for death over life, which starkly contrasts the joy and vitality in worshiping God in Psalms 43:4.
Jonah 4:3: Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for [it is] better for me to die than to live.