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PSALM CXXXIII
_The comfort and benefit of the communion of saints_, 1-3.
NOTES ON PSALM CXXXIII
There are different opinions concerning this Psalm; the most probable
is, that it represents the pri...
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BEHOLD - 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 pictur...
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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...
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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...
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TITLE.. SONG OF DEGREES. Same as 120. The three subjects of the three
Psalms of this last group are merged in blessing.
OF DAVID. by David. Hezekiah found this Psalm exactly suited for his
purpose. Da...
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_Behold_&c. The Psalmist seems to have before his eyes some instance
of the blessing and the beauty of brotherly concord which prompts his
song. May it not have been the enthusiasm of those who volunt...
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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...
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_The benefit of the communion of saints._
A Song of Degrees of David.
_Title._ לדוד המעלות שׁיר _Shiir hammangaloth ledavid._]
This psalm is thought to have been written by David upon the agreement
o...
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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...
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Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity!
Psalms 133:1.-The goodness and pleasantness of brethren dwelling
together in unity. "Behold" accords with the refere...
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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....
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
PSALMS 133H
PSALMS FOR CLIMBING;
PSALMS 120:134
Jesus said, "We w
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IN UNITY. — Better, _altogether._ The Hebrew particle _gam,_ here
used with the word “together,” is in our version sometimes
rendered “yea,” when it plainly should be taken with the adjective
to inten...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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"A Song of degrees of David." Behold, how good and how pleasant [it
is] for brethren to dwell (a) together in unity!
(a) Because the greatest part was against David, though some favoured
him, yet whe...
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Canticle. David composed it for the Levites going on duty, (Haydock)
or Solomon for the dedication of the temple. The people might use it
on the last day of the three great festivals; or the Levites a...
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CONTENTS
Our old Bibles make a very brief account in summing up the contents of
this Psalm, but they say a vast deal in few words; they call it The
benefit of the communion of saints! And indeed the...
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_CHRISTIAN UNITY_
‘Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity.’
Psalms 133:1
Some things are good, but not pleasant; others are pleasant, but not
good; it is not...
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1._Behold how good, _etc. I have no doubt that David in this Psalm
renders thanks to God for the peace and harmony which had succeeded a
long and melancholy state of confusion and division in the king...
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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...
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BEHOLD, HOW GOOD AND HOW PLEASANT [IT IS],.... Aben Ezra thinks the
word thing should be supplied; the thing is what follows;
FOR BRETHREN TO DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY: which the Targum interprets
of Z...
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Psalms 133:1 «A Song of degrees of David. » Behold, how good and how
pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity!
Ver. 1. _Behold, how good and how pleasant it is_] This David is
thought...
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_Behold, how good and how pleasant_, &c. It is _good_ in itself,
agreeable to the will of God, and therefore peculiarly pleasing to
him, as it is also to all good men: it is _good_ for us, for our
hon...
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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...
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Behold, the psalmist's purpose being to set before our eyes the
picture which he has in mind by inspiration of the Lord, HOW GOOD AND
HOW PLEASANT, a source of delight and bliss, IT IS FOR BRETHREN TO...
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TOGETHER:
_ Heb._ even together...
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PSALM 133 THE ARGUMENT. This Psalm was composed by David upon the
happy occasion of the ending of the civil war between the two houses
of Saul and David; in which, having felt the sad effects of disco...
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Psalms 133:1 Song H7892 Ascents H4609 David H1732 good H2896 pleasant
H5273 brethren H251 dwell H3427 (H8800) togeth
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A SONG OF DEGREES
Literally, "of ascents." Perhaps chanted by the people as they went up
to Jerusalem to the feasts. See, for example (Psalms 112:1); (Psalms
112:2)....
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Psalms 133:1
This is one of those bursts of feeling the truth and beauty of which
every human heart at once acknowledges. Separation, isolation,
discord, are unnatural and inhuman.
I. If we wish to a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 John 3:14; 1 Peter 3:8; 2 Samuel 2:26; 2