Psalms 133:1
A Song of Ascents; of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 45:24So he sent his brethren away, and they departed; and he said unto them: 'See that ye fall not out by the way.'
Psalms 122:1A Song of Ascents; of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me: 'Let us go unto the house of the LORD.'
Psalms 124:1A Song of Ascents; of David. 'If it had not been the LORD who was for us', let Israel now say;
Isaiah 11:6And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 11:13The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and they that harass Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
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 →