Psalms 133:1
Lo! how good and how delightful, for brethren, to dwell together even as one.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 45:24Thus sent he forth his brethren and they departed,—and he said unto them, Do not fall out by the way.
Psalms 122:1I was glad, when they were saying unto me, Unto the house of Yahweh, let us go!
Psalms 124:1If it had not been, Yahweh, who was on our side, oh might Israel say:
Isaiah 11:6And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, And, the leopard, with the kid, shall lie down,—And the calf and the young lion and the fatling—together, With, a little child, leading them;
Isaiah 11:13And the envy of Ephraim shall be removed, And the vexatious doings of Judah, shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah, shall not vex Ephraim;
Mark 3:25And, if a house against itself be divided, the house shall be unable to stand;
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 →