Psalms 122:3 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to the writer of Psalms, Jerusalem is a special city where everything fits perfectly together, like a big puzzle. It's a place where people come together to be close and united.

Contradiction with Genesis 11:8

Describes God scattering people and confusing language, while Psalms 122:3 speaks of a unified Jerusalem.

Genesis 11:8: So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

Contradiction with Judges 21:25

Notes the lack of unity and order in Israel without a king, contrary to the unified city imagery in Psalms 122:3.

Judges 21:25: In those days [there was] no king in Israel: every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 12:16

Highlights division in Israel, opposing the picture of a unified Jerusalem in Psalms 122:3.

1 Kings 12:16: So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither [have we] inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 52:13

Talks about the destruction of Jerusalem, contrasting the intact and harmonious city in Psalms 122:3.

Jeremiah 52:13: And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great [men], burned he with fire:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:14

Describes Jerusalem becoming a desolation, which contradicts the built and united city in Psalms 122:3.

Ezekiel 5:14: Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that [are] round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.

Contradiction with Luke 19:41-44

Jesus predicts the destruction of Jerusalem, contrasting the stable and united city of Psalms 122:3.