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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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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;...
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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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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...
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133:3 evermore. (f-22) Or perhaps 'for the age.' see 1 Chronicles
17:14 ; Psalms 28:9 ....
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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...
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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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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...
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כְּ טַל ־חֶרְמֹ֗ון שֶׁ יֹּרֵד֮ עַל
־הַרְרֵ֪י
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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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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...
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PSALM CXXXIII. (ECCE NUNC BENEDICITE.)
An exhortation to praise God continually....
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_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....
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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...
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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...
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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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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;...
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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...
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_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...
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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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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...
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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...
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Psalms 133:3 dew H2919 Hermon H2768 Descending H3381 (H8802) mountains
H2042 Zion H6726 LORD H3068 commanded H6680
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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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_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...
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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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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;...
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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 John 2:25; 1 John 5:11; Deuteronomy 28:8; Deuteronomy 3:8; Deut
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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...