Psalms 133

A short psalm celebrating unity among God's people.

Psalms 133 - Unity Like Precious Ointment

Psalm 133 opens with a memorable exclamation, "how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity," a line captured fully in Psalms 133:1. It follows the covenant promises of Psalms 132 with a simple picture of harmony among God's people.


The `title of the hundrid and thre and thrittithe salm. The song of greces. Lo! now blesse ye the Lord; alle the seruauntis of the Lord. Ye that stonden in the hous of the Lord; in the hallis of `the hous of oure God.

In nyytis reise youre hondis in to hooli thingis; and blesse ye the Lord.

The Lord blesse thee fro Syon; which Lord made heuene and erthe.

The psalmist pictures that unity as fragrant oil running down Aaron's beard and as refreshing dew from Hermon settling on the mountains of Zion, an image of shared blessing echoed in <a href="/bible/wycliffe/1-corinthians/chapter-1/10">1 Corinthians 1:10</a>. See the <a href="/bible/wycliffe/psalms">Psalms overview</a> or continue to <a href="/bible/wycliffe/psalms/chapter-134">Psalms 134</a>.