Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 7:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 7:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 7:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, he is asking God to help him and keep him safe from people who are trying to hurt him. David trusts God to take care of him and protect him.

Psalms 7:1: [Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.] O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: [words: or, business]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Contradicts Psalms 7:1 by encouraging trust in the Lord with all your heart, rather than seeking refuge exclusively in divine protection.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:6

Encourages believers to be strong and of good courage, seemingly contradicting the plea for refuge and deliverance in Psalms 7:1 by assuming strength and absence of fear.

Deuteronomy 31:6: Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

Warns against relying on human strength versus seeking refuge in God, a contrast to the personal plea for divine refuge and deliverance in Psalms 7:1.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:26

Jesus questions why his disciples are fearful in a storm, seeming to contradict the act of seeking refuge as a form of showing faith, as suggested in Psalms 7:1.

Matthew 8:26: And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

Contradiction with Philippians 4:13

States confidence in doing all things through Christ, which can be seen as contradicting the need for seeking refuge or deliverance in Psalms 7:1.

Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
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