Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 4:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 4:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 4:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, this means to do good things and make right choices because they please God. Trust that God will take care of you when you do what is right.

Psalms 4:5: Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 6:20

While Psalms 4:5 emphasizes offering righteous sacrifices, Jeremiah 6:20 questions the value of burnt offerings when not accompanied by obedience.

Jeremiah 6:20: To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings [are] not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

Contradiction with Amos 5:22

Psalms 4:5 encourages sacrifices, whereas Amos 5:22 indicates that God may reject offerings if they lack true devotion.

Amos 5:22: Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. [peace...: or, thank offerings]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Psalms 4:5 advises righteous offerings, while Isaiah 1:11 suggests God's displeasure with mere ritualistic sacrifices.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

While Psalms 4:5 promotes sacrifices, Hosea 6:6 emphasizes mercy and knowledge of God over offerings.

Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

Contrasting with Psalms 4:5's focus on sacrifices, Micah 6:6-8 indicates that God desires justice, mercy, and humility rather than ritual sacrifices.

Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]

Paradox #1

The contradiction or inconsistency in Psalms 4:5 could be the tension between offering sacrifices as a religious duty and living righteously as a personal ethical responsibility. Some might see a conflict between performing rituals and genuinely living out one's faith through actions and intentions. However, this tension is often resolved within the broader context of the text by showing that the two can complement each other.

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