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Psalms 133:1
1It is good for a family of God's people to live together in peace. Yes! It brings great pleasure!
Psalms 133:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
- New International Version (NIV)How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!
Context of Psalms 133:1
It is good for a family of God's people to live together in peace. Yes! It brings great pleasure! 2It brings pleasure like valuable olive oil that is poured on your head, and it goes down onto your beard. They poured it onto Aaron's head and his beard, and it went down onto his clothes. 3It brings pleasure like the dew on Hermon. It makes the mountains of Zion become wet. That is the place where the Lord has promised to bless his people. He blesses them with life for ever.
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הִנֵּ֣ה מַה־טּ֭וֹב וּמַה־נָּעִ֑ים שֶׁ֖בֶת אַחִ֣ים גַּם־יָֽחַד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 133:1
- Psalms 122:1It made me very happy when people said to me, ‘We will go to the house of the Lord.’
- Psalms 124:1If the Lord was not fighting for us, what would have happened? Israel's people, now answer:
- Psalms 131:1Lord, I am not proud. I do not think that I am a great person. I do not try to do great things. I do not worry about things that are too hard for me to understand.
- Psalms 122:6Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem. Pray that people who love Jerusalem will be safe.
- Genesis 13:8Abram said to Lot, ‘We must not quarrel with each other. Your shepherds and my shepherds must not quarrel with each other. Remember that we belong to the same family.
- Genesis 45:24Then Joseph sent his brothers to start their journey. As they left, he said to them, ‘Do not argue with each other on your way home!’
- 2 Samuel 2:26Abner shouted to Joab, ‘We should stop fighting. We do not want to continue killing one another for ever. In the end, we would all be very sad. Please tell your men to stop chasing after their brothers.’
- Isaiah 11:6When he is king, wolves will live beside lambs! Leopards will lie down with young goats! Young cows and lions will feed together, and a young child will take care of them!
- Jeremiah 32:39I will make them all want to do one thing. They will want to live in a way that always pleases me. They will do that so that they enjoy good lives and their children also enjoy good lives after them.
- John 13:35In this way, everyone will know that you are my disciples. They will know it, if you really love each other.’
- John 17:21I pray that all of them will become united. You, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray that they also will be united in us. Then the world's people will believe that you sent me.
- 1 Corinthians 1:10My Christian friends, I tell you this with the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ: ‘Please agree with each other. Do not become separate groups. Be united and think about things in the same way.’
- Ephesians 4:3Do your best to let God's Spirit keep you united. You belong together so live in peace with each other.
- Philippians 2:2Because of that, this is how you can make me completely happy: In your mind, think about things in the same way as one another. Love one another completely. In your spirit, agree with one another. And work together for the same purpose.
- Hebrews 13:1Continue to love each other like brothers and sisters.
- 1 Peter 3:8Now I want to say this to you before I finish my letter. All of you should agree with each other in what you think. You should try to understand how other people are feeling. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be kind to each other. Do not think that you are more important than other people.
Commentaries on Psalms 133:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Behold - As if he looked upon such a gathering, and saw there the expressions of mutual love. This may have been uttered in the actual contemplation of such an assemblage; or it may have been a picture of the imagination. How good - How good in itself; how proper; how suited to promote happiness, and to diffuse good influences abroad. And how pleasant - The word used here means lovely, charming, attractive; that which fills the mind with delight, spoken…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The excellency of brotherly love. --We cannot say too much, it were well if enough could be said, to persuade people to live together in peace. It is good for us, for our honour and comfort; and brings constant delight to those who live in unity. The pleasantness of this is likened to the holy anointing oil. This is the fruit of the Spirit, the proof of our union with Christ, and adorns his gospel. It is profitable as well as pleasing; it brings blessings…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Brothers are connected by family, by work, or by loyalty. In this psalm, brothers means all members of the community, including men and women, who live in unity.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-31-2. As the fragrant oil is refreshing, so this affords delight. The holy anointing oil for the high priest was olive oil mixed with four of the best spices (Ex 30:22, 25, 30). Its rich profusion typified the abundance of the Spirit's graces. As the copious dew, such as fell on Hermon, falls in fertilizing power on the mountains of Zion, so this unity is fruitful in good works.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 1Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brothers also to dwell together When the Holy One, blessed be He, will dwell in the Temple with Israel, who are called brothers and friends, and He too will be together with them.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 133
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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