Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 60:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 60:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 60:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God is the best helper when we have problems because people can't always solve everything. We should ask God for help when we're in trouble because His help is the most powerful.

Psalms 60:11: Give us help from trouble: for vain [is] the help of man. [help of man: Heb. salvation, etc]

Contradiction with Psalms 146:3

Psalms 146:3 advises not to put trust in human leaders, which contrasts with seeking help through human deeds as implied in Psalms 60:11.

Psalms 146:3: Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help. [help: or, salvation]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse states that cursed is the one who trusts in man, which contradicts the notion of seeking help through human effort mentioned in Psalms 60:11.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Isaiah 31:1

Warns against seeking help from Egypt and trusting in horses, contrasting the idea of seeking external aid in Psalms 60:11.

Isaiah 31:1: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Advises to trust in the Lord with all your heart, opposing the act of seeking human help as a primary solution in Psalms 60:11.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:7

Says that blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, which contradicts relying on human help suggested in Psalms 60:11.

Jeremiah 17:7: Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
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