Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 89:47

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 89:47 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 89:47. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, this verse means that our lives are not very long, and it feels like there is little time to do important things. The author is asking God to remember us and make sure our lives have a good purpose.

Psalms 89:47: Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

Contradiction with Genesis 3:22

This verse contradicts Psalms 89:47 by suggesting that humans can attain divine knowledge and immortality, in contrast to the brevity and futility of life mentioned in Psalms 89:47.

Genesis 3:22: And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:11

This verse suggests that God has made everything beautiful in its time and set eternity in human hearts, contrasting with the transient nature of life in Psalms 89:47.

Ecclesiastes 3:11: He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Contradiction with John 3:16

This verse speaks of eternal life through belief in Jesus Christ, which contrasts with the fleeting life described in Psalms 89:47.

John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Contradiction with 1 John 2:17

This verse implies that those who do the will of God will live forever, conflicting with the notion of life's brevity and seeming pointlessness in Psalms 89:47.

1 John 2:17: And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Contradiction with Matthew 25:46

This verse alludes to eternal punishment and eternal life, differing from the ephemeral nature of life expressed in Psalms 89:47.

Matthew 25:46: And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Contradiction with Romans 6:23

The promise of eternal life through Jesus Christ opposes the fleeting and futile perspective of human life seen in Psalms 89:47.

Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:8

This verse suggests the everlasting nature of God's word, which contradicts the fleeting nature of human life as stated in Psalms 89:47.

Isaiah 40:8: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
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