Contradiction with John 4:21-23
Jesus explains that true worship is not tied to a specific city or location, unlike Psalms 87:5 which emphasizes Zion.
John 4:21-23: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
Contradiction with Matthew 23:37-38
Jesus laments over Jerusalem and its history of violence, contrasting with the exaltation of Zion in Psalms 87:5.
Matthew 23:37-38: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!
Contradiction with Galatians 4:25-26
Paul contrasts the earthly Jerusalem with the heavenly Jerusalem, suggesting a differentiation from the physical Zion mentioned in Psalms 87:5.
Galatians 4:25-26: For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. [answereth to: or, is in the same rank with]
Contradiction with Revelation 21:2
This verse speaks of the New Jerusalem coming down from heaven, which differs from the earthly Zion focus of Psalms 87:5.
Revelation 21:2: And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Contradiction with Romans 2:28-29
Paul discusses true identity and belonging in spiritual rather than physical terms, which can contrast with the physical city named in Psalms 87:5.
Romans 2:28-29: For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
Contradiction with Hebrews 12:22-23
The verse describes a spiritual Mount Zion, a heavenly perspective that contrasts the earthly view in Psalms 87:5.
Hebrews 12:22-23: But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,