Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 87:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 87:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 87:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, Zion is a special place where many important people are born, and God makes it strong and safe. It's like saying God will take care of this special city and everyone in it.

Psalms 87:5: And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

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,
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