Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 81:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 81:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 81:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Psalms, this verse means that people should make music and praise God with joyful instruments like drums and harps. It's about being happy and thankful while singing and playing for God.

Psalms 81:2: Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:19

This verse emphasizes the importance of living righteously and wisely, contrasting with the joyous celebration suggested by Psalms 81:2.

Proverbs 21:19: [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. [in...: Heb. in the land of the desert]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:2

This verse highlights the value of solemnity and reflection in the house of mourning, contrasting the festive atmosphere of Psalms 81:2.

Ecclesiastes 7:2: [It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men; and the living will lay [it] to his heart.

Contradiction with Amos 5:23

This verse speaks against music and noise in the context of insincere worship, contradicting the call for musical celebration in Psalms 81:2.

Amos 5:23: Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

Contradiction with Isaiah 24:8

This verse describes the cessation of joy and music as a sign of desolation, contrasting the joyful noise described in Psalms 81:2.

Isaiah 24:8: The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:34

This verse foresees the cessation of gladness and music as a divine judgment, contradicting the celebratory spirit of Psalms 81:2.

Jeremiah 7:34: Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
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