Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 74:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 74:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 74:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the psalmist, this verse means that God made both the day and the night, and He created the light and the sun. It shows that everything in the world belongs to God because He made it.

Psalms 74:16: The day [is] thine, the night also [is] thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:18

It states that God separated the light from darkness and set it to rule over day and night, suggesting a hierarchy of control rather than equal ownership as in Psalms 74:16.

Genesis 1:18: And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 33:20

This verse indicates a covenant governing the day and night, implying an order and regulation which may contrast with the shared possession concept in Psalms 74:16.

Jeremiah 33:20: Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:1

Emphasizes set times for every purpose under heaven, which might be seen as contradicting the notion of equal dominion over day and night.

Ecclesiastes 3:1: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Contradiction with Job 38:12

Suggests that commanding the morning is an act of authority distinct from the shared possession suggested in Psalms 74:16.

Job 38:12: Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the dayspring to know his place;
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