Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 66:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 66:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 66:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Psalms, this verse invites everyone who loves and respects God to listen, as the speaker wants to share the amazing things God has done for them. It’s like when you have a really good story to tell about something special that happened to you, and you want all your friends to hear it.

Psalms 66:16: Come [and] hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

Contradiction with Proverbs 27:2

Proverbs 27:2 advises to let others praise you instead of boasting about oneself, whereas Psalms 66:16 involves speaking of personal experiences with God.

Proverbs 27:2: Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:1

Jesus teaches against performing acts of righteousness publicly to be seen by others, while Psalms 66:16 involves publicly declaring what God has done for one's soul.

Matthew 6:1: Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. [alms: or, righteousness] [of your: or, with your]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:6

Jesus instructs to pray in private, yet Psalms 66:16 involves openly discussing God's deeds.

Matthew 6:6: But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:6

Advises against sharing what is sacred with those who may not appreciate it, in contrast to the openness of sharing God's works in Psalms 66:16.

Matthew 7:6: Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
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