Psalms 133:1
A Canticle in steps. Behold, bless the Lord now, all you servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
In Context
2In the nights, lift up your hands in sanctity, and bless the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 45:24Thus he sent away his brothers, and as they set out he said, “Do not become angry on the way.”
Psalms 122:1A Canticle in steps. I have lifted up my eyes to you, who dwells in the heavens.
Psalms 124:1A Canticle in steps. Those who trust in the Lord will be like the mountain of Zion. He will not be disturbed for eternity, who dwells
Isaiah 11:6The wolf will dwell with the lamb; and the leopard will lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion and the sheep will abide together; and a little boy will drive them.
Isaiah 11:13And the envy of Ephraim will be taken away, and the enemies of Judah will perish. Ephraim will not be a rival to Judah, and Judah will not fight against Ephraim.
Mark 3:25And if a house is divided against itself, that house is not able to stand.
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 →