Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 57:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 57:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 57:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, he is saying that his heart is strong and ready because he trusts God, so he wants to sing and say thank you to Him. David is happy and sure that God is with him, which makes him feel safe and want to celebrate.

Psalms 57:7: My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. [fixed: or, prepared]

Contradiction with James 1:8

A double minded man is described here, contrasting the steadfast and fixed heart in Psalms 57:7.

James 1:8: A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:24

Explains the impossibility of serving two masters, contrasting the undivided heart in Psalms 57:7.

Matthew 6:24: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Contradiction with Isaiah 29:13

Describes those who honor God with their lips, while their hearts are far from Him, contradicting the wholehearted devotion in Psalms 57:7.

Isaiah 29:13: Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:2

Speaks of man's way being right in his own eyes, which can contrast the fixed heart in trusting God's ways in Psalms 57:7.

Proverbs 21:2: Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Describes the heart as deceitful above all, contradicting the steadfastness and sincerity expressed in Psalms 57:7.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Hosea 10:2

Talks about a divided heart, contrasting the undivided heart mentioned in Psalms 57:7.

Hosea 10:2: Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. [Their heart...: or, He hath divided their heart] [break...: Heb. behead] [images: Heb. statues, or, standing images]
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