Contradiction with Matthew 5:44
Psalms 137:5 speaks to fidelity to Jerusalem, implying rejection of anything else, while Matthew 5:44 teaches love for enemies, highlighting a broader love beyond specific allegiance.
Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Contradiction with Exodus 20:12
Psalms 137:5 emphasizes loyalty to Jerusalem as paramount, whereas Exodus 20:12 instructs honor to parents as a primary obligation.
Exodus 20:12: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:19
Psalms 137:5 underscores a deep attachment to a specific earthly place, while Matthew 6:19 advises against laying up treasures on earth.
Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Contradiction with Philippians 3:20
Psalms 137:5 suggests an earthly focus on Jerusalem, whereas Philippians 3:20 declares that a believer's true citizenship is in heaven.
Philippians 3:20: For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: [conversation...: or, we live or conduct ourselves as citizens of heaven, or, for obtaining heaven]
Contradiction with Romans 12:18
Psalms 137:5 implies an absolute and potentially divisive allegiance, contrasting with Romans 12:18, which promotes living peaceably with all.
Romans 12:18: If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Contradiction with Hebrews 11:16
Psalms 137:5 emphasizes earthly Jerusalem, whereas Hebrews 11:16 speaks of desiring a heavenly country, a deeper, spiritual longing.
Hebrews 11:16: But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.