Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 69:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 69:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 69:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, the writer feels very sad and wears rough clothes called sackcloth to show it. People talked about him like he was a sad story everyone knew.

Psalms 69:11: I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:2

Ecclesiastes suggests valuing mourning over feasting, contrasting with the distress expressed in Psalms 69:11 about mourning clothing.

Ecclesiastes 7:2: [It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men; and the living will lay [it] to his heart.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:35

Proverbs speaks of wise people receiving honor, conflicting with Psalms 69:11's association of mourning with reproach.

Proverbs 3:35: The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. [shall be...: Heb. exalteth the fools]

Contradiction with Isaiah 61:3

Isaiah speaks of providing a "garment of praise" for the spirit of heaviness, contrasting with the lamentation of wearing sackcloth in Psalms 69:11.

Isaiah 61:3: To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:4

Matthew states, "Blessed are those who mourn," which contradicts the negative connotation of sackcloth and mourning in Psalms 69:11.

Matthew 5:4: Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Contradiction with Isaiah 61:10

Isaiah speaks of being clothed in garments of salvation and righteousness, contrasting the sackcloth clothing in Psalms 69:11.

Isaiah 61:10: I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh [himself] with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth [herself] with her jewels. [decketh: Heb. decketh as a priest]

Paradox #1

The contradiction or inconsistency might be seen in the act of using humble actions, like wearing sackcloth, which are meant to show genuine remorse or repentance, but instead, it leads to being ridiculed by others. This could seem contradictory as sincere efforts to atone or express sorrow should ideally be respected rather than mocked.

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