Psalms 133:1
Behold! How good and how pleasant is the dwelling of kindred together!
Open English Bible (US)
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 brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, “See that you do not quarrel on the journey!”
Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “We will go to the house of the Lord.”
Psalms 124:1“Had it not been the Lord who was for us” let Israel say
Mark 3:25and when a household is divided against itself, it will not be able to last.
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 →