Psalms 133:1
It is very good and very pleasant for God’s people to gather together harmoniously.
Translation for Translators
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 45:24Then he sent his brothers on their way, saying to them “Do not quarrel along the way!”
Psalms 122:1I was glad/happy when people said to me, “We should go to the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem!”
Psalms 124:1You Israeli people, answer this question: What would have happened to us if Yahweh had not been ◄helping/fighting for► us?
Isaiah 11:6When he becomes king, wolves and lambs will live together peacefully; leopards, instead of killing baby goats, will lie down with them. Similarly, calves and lions will eat food together; and a young child will take care of them.
Isaiah 11:13Then, the people of Israel and the people of Judah will not be jealous of each other any longer, and they will no longer be enemies of each other.
Mark 3:25And if people who live in the same house fight each other, they will certainly not remain as one family.
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 →