Contradiction with Job 5:11
This verse suggests that God exalts those who are low and lifts those in sorrow, whereas Psalms 71:20 speaks of God bringing great troubles and adversities.
Job 5:11: To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7
This verse highlights that God creates both peace and evil, suggesting a duality, while Psalms 71:20 emphasizes God's role in both the sending of troubles and the revival from them, focusing more on restoration after afflictions.
Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:31-32
These verses affirm that God will not cast off forever and will have compassion despite causing grief, implying a steadfast return to mercy that contrasts with the emphasis on persistent trials in Psalms 71:20.
Lamentations 3:31-32: For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
Contradiction with 1 Peter 5:10
This verse speaks to God of all grace calling upon eternal glory after suffering, promising restoration, which contrasts with Psalms 71:20, where the focus is on experiencing many adversities with hope in revival.
1 Peter 5:10: But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle [you].