Psalms 133:3

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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, “Li...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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 s...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 727 THE BENEFIT OF CHRISTIAN UNITY Psalms 133:1-3 . Behold, how goad and how pleasant it it for Brethren to dwell together in unity!...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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 fro...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 133:1-3 IT is natural to suppose that this psalm was occasioned by, or at least refers to, the gathering of the pilgrims or restored exiles...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 a...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

REFLECTIONS THINK, my soul, how little of this fellowship and communion is found in the present day, in the languishing state of our Churches! Behol...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 rend...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Brotherly Love. A song of degrees of David. 1 Behold, how good and...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 a...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Sermon Bible Commentary

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 t...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

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 o...
The Biblical Illustrator

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 Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 brothe...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

as the dew of Hermon, whose snow-covered heights yielded a heavy precipitation of moisture throughout the surrounding country, and as the dew that d...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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...

³ 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.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 133:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 133:3