Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 68:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 68:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 68:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, people who do good things should be happy and celebrate because they are doing what God likes, and this should make them feel very joyful. It's about being really, really happy in front of God.

Psalms 68:3: But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. [exceedingly...: Heb. rejoice with gladness]

Contradiction with Job 21:7

This verse questions why the wicked live and become mighty, seemingly contradicting the notion that only the righteous should rejoice.

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

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3

This verse expresses envy of the prosperity of the wicked, which contradicts the idea that rejoicing is reserved for the righteous.

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

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:3

This verse suggests that sorrow is better than laughter, which contrasts with the call to rejoice in Psalms 68:3.

Ecclesiastes 7:3: Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. [Sorrow: or, Anger]

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:2

This verse speaks of the righteous finding peace in death, which might contrast the notion of active rejoicing before God.

Isaiah 57:2: He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, [each one] walking [in] his uprightness. [enter into: or, go in] [in his...: or, before him]

Contradiction with Luke 6:25

This verse warns of woe to those who laugh now, in contrast with the idea of rejoicing found in Psalms 68:3.

Luke 6:25: Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
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