Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 96:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 96:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 96:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Psalms, God is very special and powerful, and His home is a place where strong and beautiful things can be found.

Psalms 96:6: Honour and majesty [are] before him: strength and beauty [are] in his sanctuary.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

Isaiah 45:7 speaks of God creating both peace and evil, which contrasts with Psalms 96:6 that speaks of God in terms of honor, majesty, strength, and beauty.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Job 30:26

Job 30:26 talks about someone seeking good and instead encountering evil, which contradicts the depiction of God’s dwelling being filled with beauty and strength in Psalms 96:6.

Job 30:26: When I looked for good, then evil came [unto me]: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:38

Lamentations 3:38 describes both good and evil proceeding from God’s mouth, contrasting with the depiction of God's presence solely in terms of positive attributes in Psalms 96:6.

Lamentations 3:38: Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:16

Isaiah 54:16 refers to God creating the blacksmith who forges weapons, implying creation of elements of destruction, conflicting with the solely majestic and beautiful presence of God in Psalms 96:6.

Isaiah 54:16: Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:6

1 Samuel 2:6 talks about the Lord killing and making alive, which introduces elements of life and death that are not present in the depiction of God's dwelling in Psalms 96:6.

1 Samuel 2:6: The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
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