Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 96:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 96:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 96:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, the fields and all the plants and animals in them are happy, and even the trees in the forest are celebrating. This means that all parts of nature are joining in joy and praising God.

Psalms 96:12: Let the field be joyful, and all that [is] therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

Contradiction with Genesis 3:17-19

This passage describes the curse upon the ground due to Adam's sin, causing it to bring forth thorns and thistles, which contrasts with the joyful and flourishing depiction of nature in Psalms 96:12.

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 Ecclesiastes 1:4-7

These verses describe the unchanging and wearisome cycles of the earth, which can be seen as contradictory to the joyous celebration and renewal depicted in Psalms 96:12.

Ecclesiastes 1:4-7: [One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

Contradiction with Isaiah 24:4-6

This passage describes the earth as mourning and languishing due to the effects of human sin, contrasting with the joy and rejoicing of nature in Psalms 96:12.

Isaiah 24:4-6: The earth mourneth [and] fadeth away, the world languisheth [and] fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. [the haughty...: Heb. the height of the people]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:4

It speaks of the land mourning and the plants withering due to wickedness, which is the opposite of the rejoicing nature envisioned in Psalms 96:12.

Jeremiah 12:4: How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

Contradiction with Romans 8:20-22

These verses describe creation as being subjected to frustration and bondage, groaning and waiting for liberation, which contrasts with the scene of joyful nature in Psalms 96:12.

Romans 8:20-22: For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in hope,
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