Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 72:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 72:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 72:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God will help people who are in trouble and have no one to help them. He listens to the cries of those who are needy and poor.

Psalms 72:12: For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and [him] that hath no helper.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:27

Proverbs 28:27 states that those who give to the poor will not lack, whereas Psalms 72:12 suggests that it is the afflicted and needy who require intervention, potentially implying they are in lack.

Proverbs 28:27: He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Contradiction with 2 Thessalonians 3:10

2 Thessalonians 3:10 emphasizes personal responsibility by stating that if a person does not work, they should not eat, which contrasts with Psalms 72:12, which offers aid to those in need.

2 Thessalonians 3:10: For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Contradiction with James 2:14-17

James 2:14-17 argues that faith without works is dead, implying action is required from believers, which could contrast with the implication in Psalms 72:12 that God will save the needy without mentioning human action.

James 2:14-17: What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
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