Psalms 133:1
Behold now, bless you⌃ the Lord, all the servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
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 sent away his brethren, and they went; and he said to them, Be not angry by the way.
Psalms 122:1To you who dwell in heaven have I lifted up my eyes. 1
Psalms 124:1They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Sion: he that dwells in Jerusalem shall never be moved. 1
Isaiah 11:6And the wolf shall feed with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the young calf and bull and lion shall feed 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 afflict 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 →