Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 5:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 5:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 5:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God will bless and protect good people like a strong shield all around them. This means that God takes care of those who do what is right.

Psalms 5:12: For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as [with] a shield. [compass: Heb. crown]

Contradiction with Job 21:7

This verse questions why the wicked often live, become old, and are mighty in wealth, suggesting a contradiction with the idea that only the righteous receive blessings.

Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3

The speaker admits to envying the prosperity of the wicked, which contradicts the notion that only the righteous are blessed.

Psalm 73:3: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15

This passage observes the righteous perishing in their righteousness while the wicked prolong their lives, challenging the idea that favor is exclusively for the righteous.

Ecclesiastes 7:15: All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah questions why the wicked prosper and why treacherous people thrive, which contradicts the favor bestowed upon the righteous in Psalms 5:12.

Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:13

Here, the prophet is troubled by seeing the wicked devour those more righteous than themselves, contradicting the promise of protection and favor for the righteous.

Habakkuk 1:13: [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he? [iniquity: or, grievance]
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