Psalms 133:1
“A song of the degrees by David.” Behold, how good and how pleasant it is !!when brethren dwell closely together [in union]!
Leeser Tanakh
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 accompanied his brothers on the way, and they departed: and he said unto them, Do not fall out by the way.
Psalms 122:1“A song of the degrees by David.” I was rejoiced when they said unto me, Unto the house of the Lord let us go.
Psalms 124:1“A song of the degrees by David.” If it had not been the Lord who was for us, so should Israel say;
Isaiah 11:6And the wolf shall dwell with the sheep, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling [shall be] together, and a little boy shall lead them.
Isaiah 11:13And then shall depart the envy of Ephraim, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not assail 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 →