Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 4:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 4:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 4:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King David, many people are asking who will show them something good. He asks God to smile down on them and be kind to them.

Psalms 4:6: [There be] many that say, Who will shew us [any] good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Contradiction with Psalms 22:1

While Psalms 4:6 speaks of seeking the face of God and experiencing His light, Psalms 22:1 describes a feeling of abandonment by God.

Psalms 22:1: [To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring? [Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning] [helping...: Heb. my salvation]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:2

Psalms 4:6 asks who will show good, seeking divine favor, whereas Ecclesiastes 1:2 declares everything as vanity, suggesting a sense of meaninglessness.

Ecclesiastes 1:2: Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 8:15

Psalms 4:6 expresses hope for God's goodness, but Jeremiah 8:15 reflects despair, expecting good but instead finding trouble.

Jeremiah 8:15: We looked for peace, but no good [came; and] for a time of health, and behold trouble!

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:17

While Psalms 4:6 seeks the joy and peace of God's light, Lamentations 3:17 speaks of losing peace and forgetting prosperity.

Lamentations 3:17: And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. [prosperity: Heb. good]

Contradiction with Job 30:26

Psalms 4:6 is a prayer for God's blessing and light, yet Job 30:26 expresses seeking good and encountering evil, expecting light but finding darkness.

Job 30:26: When I looked for good, then evil came [unto me]: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
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