Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 65:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 65:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 65:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God makes the earth grow by giving it water and filling the rivers. He also helps the plants grow, like corn, by sending rain.

Psalms 65:9: Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. [and...: or, after thou hadst made it to desire rain]

Contradiction with Genesis 3:17-19

This verse describes the curse on the ground and labor for food as opposed to the blessing and abundance described in Psalms 65:9.

Genesis 3:17-19: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;

Contradiction with Haggai 1:6

This verse speaks of sowing much and bringing in little, which contradicts the plentifulness described in Psalms 65:9.

Haggai 1:6: Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes. [with holes: Heb. pierced through]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:4

This verse describes drought and the absence of rain, contrasting the plentiful rain and water in Psalms 65:9.

Jeremiah 14:4: Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

Contradiction with Joel 1:10-12

These verses describe a situation of desolation and loss of harvest, contradicting the fertility and blessing in Psalms 65:9.

Joel 1:10-12: The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
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