Psalms 133:1
O Lord, remember David, and all his meekness.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
In Context
2How he swore to the Lord, he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob:
Cross References
Genesis 45:24So he sent away his brethren, and at their departing said to them: Be not angry in the way.
Psalms 122:1I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from whence help shall come to me.
Psalms 124:1To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven.
Isaiah 11:6The wolf shall dwell with the lamb: and the leopard shall lie down with the kid: the calf and the lion, and the sheep shall abide together, and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 11:13And the envy of Ephraim shall be taken away, and the enemies of Juda shall perish: Ephraim shall not envy Juda, and Juda shall not fight against Ephraim.
Mark 3:25And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot 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 →