Psalms 133:1

A song of degrees or Psalme of David. Behold, howe good and howe comely a thing it is, brethren to dwell euen together.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

In Context

2It is like to the precious oyntment vpon the head, that runneth downe vpon the beard, euen vnto Aarons beard, which went downe on the border of his garments:

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Cross References

Genesis 45:24So sent he his brethren away, and they departed: and he sayde vnto them, Fall not out by the way.

Psalms 122:1A song of degrees, or Psalme of David. I rejoiced, when they sayd to me, We wil go into the house of the Lord.

Psalms 124:1A song of degrees, or Psalme of David. If the Lord had not bene on our side, (may Israel now say)

Isaiah 11:6The wolfe also shall dwell with the lambe, and the leopard shall lie with the kid, and the calfe, and the lyon, and the fat beast together, and a litle childe shall leade them.

Isaiah 11:13The hatred also of Ephraim shall depart, and the aduersaries of Iudah shalbe cut off: Ephraim shall not enuie Iudah, neither shall Iudah vexe Ephraim:

Mark 3:25Or if a house bee deuided against it selfe, that house can not continue.

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 →

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