Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 8:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 8:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 8:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to King David, God made all the birds in the sky and the fish in the ocean, and anything that moves in the water. This shows how amazing and powerful God is to create everything we see.

Psalms 8:8: The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, [and whatsoever] passeth through the paths of the seas.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:28

Unlike Psalms 8:8 which suggests dominion in peace, Genesis 1:28 commands dominion with a directive to subdue, indicating a harsher form of control.

Genesis 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. [moveth: Heb. creepeth]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:19

Psalms 8:8 speaks of human dominion over animals, whereas Ecclesiastes 3:19 equates humans and beasts, contradicting the idea of humans having higher authority.

Ecclesiastes 3:19: For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Isaiah 11:6-9

Isaiah 11:6-9 envisions a future harmony among creatures with no need for dominion, contrasting with the hierarchical order implied in Psalms 8:8.

Isaiah 11:6-9: The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Contradiction with Job 12:7-10

Job 12:7-10 suggests that animals can teach humans, opposing the idea in Psalms 8:8 of humans having dominion over them.

Job 12:7-10: But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
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