Psalms 133:1
A Song of the going up. Of David. See how good and how pleasing it is for brothers to be living together in harmony!
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 45:24And he sent his brothers on their way, and said to them, See that you have no argument on the road.
Psalms 122:1A Song of the going up. Of David. I was glad because they said to me, We will go into the house of the Lord.
Psalms 124:1A Song of the going up. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);
Isaiah 11:6And the wolf will be living with the lamb, and the leopard will take his rest with the young goat; and the lion will take grass for food like the ox; and the young lion will go with the young ones of the herd; and a little child will be their guide.
Isaiah 11:13And the envy of Ephraim will be gone, and those who make trouble for Judah will come to an end: Ephraim will have no more envy of Judah, and there will be an end of Judah's hate for Ephraim.
Mark 3:25And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 133:1
This psalm is a brief encomium on unity and brotherly love, which, if we did not see the miseries of discord among men, we should think needless; but we cannot say too much, it were well if we could say enough, to persuade people to live together in peace. Some conjecture that David penned this psalm upon occasion of the union between the tribes when they all met unanimously to make him king. It is a psalm of general use to all societies, smaller and larger, civil and sacred. Here is, I. The doctrine laid down of… Read the whole commentary →