Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 80:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 80:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 80:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of this Psalm, this verse is asking God to help and protect someone special and important. It means that God should give strength to the person He cares for and has made strong.

Psalms 80:17: Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man [whom] thou madest strong for thyself.

Contradiction with Psalms 146:3

Psalms 80:17 speaks of the son of man as a point of focus or confidence, whereas Psalms 146:3 advises against putting trust in princes or the son of man, highlighting the futility.

Psalms 146:3: Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help. [help: or, salvation]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

While Psalms 80:17 elevates the status of the son of man, Jeremiah 17:5 suggests that trusting in man diverts one from God and brings a curse.

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 Isaiah 2:22

Psalms 80:17 suggests divine elevation of the son of man, but Isaiah 2:22 recommends ceasing from relying on man, questioning their worth.

Isaiah 2:22: Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
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