Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 65:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 65:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 65:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, this means that God makes the grass and plants grow in the fields, and even the little hills are happy and full of joy because of His blessings.

Psalms 65:12: They drop [upon] the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. [rejoice...: Heb. are girded with joy]

Contradiction with Job 21:7

Job questions why the wicked live and prosper, which seems to contradict the abundance and blessing depicted in Psalms 65:12.

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

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

This verse observes the existence of vanity and injustice, where the righteous get what the wicked deserve, contrasting with the positive blessings shown in Psalms 65:12.

Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:13

Habakkuk struggles with why God tolerates wrongdoing, compared to the fruitful and well-tended paths in Psalms 65:12.

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]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah questions why the wicked prosper, in contrast to the abundant goodness reflected in Psalms 65:12.

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 Psalm 73:12

This verse points out the prosperity of the wicked, seemingly contradicting the righteous abundance described in Psalms 65:12.

Psalm 73:12: Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches.
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