Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 69:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 69:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 69:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King David, who is believed to have written this, everything in the world, like the sky, the land, the oceans, and all the animals, should be happy and praise God. This means that everyone and everything should show how much they love and appreciate God.

Psalms 69:34: Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. [moveth: Heb. creepeth]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:19

This verse suggests that humans and animals share the same fate, contradicting the idea in Psalms 69:34 that all creation praises God, implying a spiritual distinction.

Ecclesiastes 3:19: For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:20

This verse indicates that even wild animals acknowledge God, seemingly contradicting Psalms 69:34 by specifying a unique event rather than a continual act of praise.

Isaiah 43:20: The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. [owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl]

Contradiction with Romans 8:22

This verse describes creation as groaning and suffering, which contradicts the clear praising depicted in Psalms 69:34.

Romans 8:22: For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. [the...: or, every creature]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:4

This verse questions why the land mourns and the grass is withered, contradicting the notion of all creation continually praising God as stated in Psalms 69:34.

Jeremiah 12:4: How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

Contradiction with Isaiah 24:4

This verse mentions the earth mourning and languishing, which contrasts with the depiction of praise in Psalms 69:34.

Isaiah 24:4: The earth mourneth [and] fadeth away, the world languisheth [and] fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. [the haughty...: Heb. the height of the people]
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