Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 71:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 71:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 71:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, this verse means that God is like a safe and strong place where he can always go for help and protection. He trusts God to keep him safe because God is strong and always there for him, like a rock or a fortress.

Psalms 71:3: Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou [art] my rock and my fortress. [Be...: Heb. Be thou to me for a rock of habitation]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

This verse encourages continuous asking and seeking, while Psalms 71:3 presents God as already prepared as a refuge, suggesting no need for seeking.

Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:44

This verse describes God covering Himself with a cloud to block prayers, contradicting the image of God as an immediate refuge.

Lamentations 3:44: Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:6

Advises seeking the Lord while He may be found, contradictory to the notion of God as ever-present in Psalms 71:3.

Isaiah 55:6: Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:17

Speaks about God hiding His face in anger, opposed to the rock and fortress imagery of constant protection.

Deuteronomy 31:17: Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God [is] not among us? [befall: Heb. find]
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