Psalm 133:1

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Summary

Psalm 133:1

{A Song of degrees of David.} Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

How good

General references

Exodus 36:10

Proverbs 15:17

Mark 3:25

Bible References

How good

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we are brethren.

So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said to them, See that ye contend not by the way.

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou wilt bid the people return from following their brethren?

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment.

Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Let brotherly love continue.

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother, abideth in death.

General references

And he coupled the five curtains one to another: and the other five curtains he coupled one to another.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred with it.

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.