provided any solid evidence to the contrary, but have offered instead mere speculations about literary form which generally either beg the question or are based on the fallacious argument from ignorance. PSALM 5:5—How can this verse say God hates the wicked when John 3:16 says that God loves the world? PROBLEM: Psalm 5:5 states, “You [God] hate all workers of iniquity.” However, John 3:16 says God loves the world. Don’t these verses contradict each other? SOLUTION: There is no contradiction in these statements.