Zion — It is as desirable as the dew which falls upon mount Hermon, nay, as desirable as that heavenly dew of God's ordinances and graces which he hath commanded to fall upon the mountains of Zion and Moriah, and others which are round about Jerusalem. There — Where brethren live in peace and unity.
Verse Psalms 133:3. _AS THE DEW OF HERMON_, AND AS THE DEW _THAT DESCENDED_ _UPON THE MOUNTAINS OF ZION_] This was not Mount Zion, ציון _tsiyon_, in Jerusalem, but _Sion_, שיאן which is a part of Her...
AS THE DEW OF HERMON ... - On the situation of Mount Hermon, see the notes at Psalms 89:12. The literal rendering of this passage would be, “Like the dew of Hermon which descends on the mountains of Z...
PSALM 120-134 The Psalms of Degrees Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents. They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem three times a year to celebrat...
CXXXIII. FRATERNAL LOVE. The general sense is clear, but it presents difficulties due to the intrusion of glosses. The unity spoken of here is the special good-will which becomes those who join in Tem...
AS. [It is] like, as in Psalms 133:2. AND AS THE DEW. Omit these italics. DESCENDED. Compare Psalms 133:2. ZION. The dew (or copious summer night mist) was _one._ The same dew descended on Zion in t...
Like dew of Hermon, which descendeth _upon the mountains of Zion_ There is no justification for inserting the words _and as the dew,_as in A.V. "The dews of Syrian nights are excessive; on many mornin...
DISCOURSE: 727 THE BENEFIT OF CHRISTIAN UNITY Psalms 133:1. Behold, how goad and how pleasant it it for Brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran do...
UPON THE MOUNTAINS OF ZION— Bishop Hare supposes this to be Sirion, which was a part of Anti-Libanus, and near to mount Hermon: but it is plain from Deuteronomy 4:48 that Hermon was also called Zion;...
PSALMS 133 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Brethren in Fellowship: a Charming Spectacle. ANALYSIS A Glimpse of Fraternal Reunion (Psalms 133:1) suggests Comparison: (Psalms 133:2) with the Descending Oil of Sacr...
As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. AS THE DEW OF HERMON, (AND AS THE DEW) THAT DESCEN...
133:3 evermore. (f-22) Or perhaps 'for the age.' see 1 Chronicles 17:14 ; Psalms 28:9 ....
RV 'Like the dew of Hermon that cometh down on the mountains of Zion.' Hermon is the most conspicuous feature in Palestine, standing in the extreme N. away beyond the springs of Jordan, and over 9,000...
An exquisite gem of song describing the blessings of unity—suitable for a pilgrim song, when rich and poor, priest and peasant, might fraternise with Zion in sight....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 133H PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We w
AS THE DEW... — Better, keeping the same word as in Psalms 133:2. _like the dew of Hermon, which descended on the Mount Zion._ This statement of the dew of a mountain in the _north_ descending on a mo...
כְּ טַל ־חֶרְמֹ֗ון שֶׁ יֹּרֵד֮ עַל ־הַרְרֵ֪י
Psalms 133:1 IT is natural to suppose that this psalm was occasioned by, or at least refers to, the gathering of the pilgrims or restored exiles in Jerusalem. The patriot-poet's heart glows at the sig...
UNITY IS OF GOD Psalms 133:1-3; Psalms 134:1-3 The word _Behold_ suggests that some special manifestation of unity was taking place under the psalmist's eyes, perhaps in connection with some great...
At last the pilgrims are within the city. After the long and toilsome march their feet actually stand within the city of God. The common impulse of all has been the desire to reach the dwelling-place...
As the dew of (c) Hermon, [and as the dew] that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for (d) there the LORD commanded the blessing, [even] life for evermore. (c) By Hermon and Zion he means the plen...
PSALM CXXXIII. (ECCE NUNC BENEDICITE.) An exhortation to praise God continually....
_Thee. "A Levite on guard answers the cantor," (Houbigant) or the priests say this to the people, when they were departing home, Numbers vi. 23. (Calmet) --- Earth. All things were made to praise God....
REFLECTIONS THINK, my soul, how little of this fellowship and communion is found in the present day, in the languishing state of our Churches! Behold the cause! If there be no constant receivings from...
3._Like the precious ointment upon the head. _We have here clear proof that David, as we have just said, holds all true union among brethren to take its rise from God, and to have this for its legitim...
Psalms 133. The people are now dwelling together in unity. It is as the anointing of Aaron, which, poured on the head, gave the odours of divine favor on all, as the abundant dew of the lofty hills, b...
AS THE DEW OF HERMON, AND AS THE DEW THAT DESCENDED UPON THE MOUNTAINS OF ZION,.... Hermon was a very high hill beyond Jordan; the Sidonians called it Sirion, and the Amorites Shenir, Deuteronomy 3:8;...
As the dew of Hermon, [and as the dew] that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, [even] life for evermore. Ver. 3. _As the dew of Hermon_] Moisteneth and m...
_As the dew of Hermon_ It is no less grateful than the dew is which falls upon that great and goodly hill of Hermon, thereby both refreshing and rendering it fruitful. Thus, as by the former similitud...
as the dew of Hermon, whose snow-covered heights yielded a heavy precipitation of moisture throughout the surrounding country, AND AS THE DEW THAT DESCENDED UPON THE MOUNTAINS OF ZION, both of them br...
THE BLESSING OF BROTHERLY UNITY. A song of degrees of David, in which he sets forth the blessings of true unity as it should obtain between brothers, friends, and members of the same church or church...
It is no less grateful than the dew is which falls upon that great and goodly hill of HERMON, whereby it is both refreshed and made fruitful. And as the dew which falleth UPON THE MOUNTAINS OF ZION, i...
Psalms 133:3 dew H2919 Hermon H2768 Descending H3381 (H8802) mountains H2042 Zion H6726 LORD H3068 commanded H6680
Psalms 133 I. Consider what we may not expect even for the sake of attaining so good a thing as Christian unity. (1) It is absurd and even wrong to suppose that each particular denomination should sur...
CONTENTS: The happiness of brotherly love. CHARACTERS: God, Aaron. CONCLUSION: To live together in peace, love, concord and mutual agreement, not only in occasional meetings, but all through the cou...
The occasion of this short but beautiful psalm is not named; yet it is thought to have been written when the tribes, after a civil war of seven years with the house of Saul, came together, and made Da...
_As the dew of Hermon._ THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD LIKE DEW I. Brotherly love is silent, not demonstrative. Nothing in nature is more silent than the dew. The rain rattles, the wind howls, and the oc...
_Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity._ TRUE SOCIALISM The subject of this poem is genuine socialism or unity of souls. Not theological unity, religious dog...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 133:1. This wisdom psalm celebrates the beauty of unity. It uses two colorful similes to describe the blessedness of Israel being true to its calling....
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 133:3 DEW... FALLS ON THE MOUNTAINS OF ZION. The dew is crucial for the vegetation during the dry season (Genesis 27:28;...
INTRODUCTION In the superscription this Psalm is attributed to David. It has been thought by some that it was composed on the occasion of the coming of the elders of Israel to Hebron to anoint him kin...
EXPOSITION A SHORT psalm in praise of unity and brotherly harmony. As Dr. Kay observes, "The preservation of this unity was the object of the selection of ONE place, to which the tribes should go up o...
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! (Psalms 133:1) How sad and tragic it is for brothers to dwell together in disunity. Oh, how we need to strive to maint...
1 John 2:25; 1 John 5:11; Deuteronomy 28:8; Deuteronomy 3:8; Deut