Psalms 146:3-4

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[3] Don't put your trust in princes, Each a son of man in whom there is no help. [4] His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

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Zion is Jerusalem, especially the hill associated with God’s temple and his covenant presence among Israel. Though Psalm 146:3–4 warns against trusting mortal rulers who die, the surrounding psalm contrasts them with the Lord, Zion’s enduring God and King.

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Psalms 146:3-4 mentions Zion.