Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 85:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 85:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 85:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God will give us good things, and our land will grow lots of food and blessings.

Psalms 85:12: Yea, the LORD shall give [that which is] good; and our land shall yield her increase.

Contradiction with Genesis 3:17-19

These verses describe how the ground is cursed because of Adam's sin, contrasting with the abundance and goodness from the land promised in Psalms 85:12.

Genesis 3:17-19: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;

Contradiction with Job 5:7

This verse suggests that humans are born to trouble as naturally as sparks fly upward, differing from the prosperity and fruitfulness implied in Psalms 85:12.

Job 5:7: Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. [trouble: or, labour] [sparks...: Heb. the sons of the burning coal lift up to fly]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:11

The verse speaks about the futility of life's labor and endeavors, in contrast to the fruitful yields of the earth described in Psalms 85:12.

Ecclesiastes 2:11: Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all [was] vanity and vexation of spirit, and [there was] no profit under the sun.

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:10

This verse mentions limited return from much labor, contrasting with the promise of the earth yielding its increase in Psalms 85:12.

Isaiah 5:10: Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.

Contradiction with Amos 4:9

It talks about blight and mildew affecting crops, which contradicts the idea of the earth yielding goodness in Psalms 85:12.

Amos 4:9: I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured [them]: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. [when...: or, the multitude of your gardens, etc. did the palmerworm]
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