. that ran down on the beard, Recording of a traditional Jewish tune for the first verse of the psalm, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Psalm_133&oldid=975584378, Articles with International Music Score Library Project links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּֽעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד הִנֵּ֣ה מַה־טּ֖וֹב וּמַה־נָּעִ֑ים שֶׁ֖בֶת אַחִ֣ים גַּם־יָֽחַד, כַּשֶּׁ֚מֶן הַטּ֨וֹב | עַל־הָרֹ֗אשׁ יֹרֵ֗ד עַל־הַזָּ֫קָ֥ן זְקַ֥ן אַֽהֲרֹ֑ן שֶׁ֜יֹּרֵ֗ד עַל־פִּ֥י מִדּוֹתָֽיו, כְּטַ֥ל חֶרְמ֗וֹן שֶׁיֹּרֵד֘ עַל־הַרְרֵ֪י צִ֫יּ֥וֹן כִּ֚י שָׁ֨ם | צִוָּ֣ה יְ֖הֹוָה אֶת־הַבְּרָכָ֑ה חַ֜יִּ֗ים עַד־הָֽעוֹלָֽם.
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It shall not be poured on man’s flesh, This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. We have seen the truth of that statement. ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations. In this verse, the dew “comes down on the hills of Zion.” As we will see (below), “comes down” is important to understanding this psalm. Of David. 2 of his 6 Motetten für gemischten Chor (Six motets for mixed choir), Op. The oil Moses used to anoint Aaron was precious, scented with myrrh, cinnamon, cane, and cassia (Ex. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Bible, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, and the Greek Majority Text New Testament. Psalm 133:2 Translation & Meaning. The fact that David described it as going from Aaron’s head to his beard and garments symbolizes God’s blessings overflowing. to the lesser values of the self, the denomination, and the nation, These Hebrew words are familiar to anyone who attends synagogue regularly. 133:1). This verse pictures the priest being anointed with oil on his head, using enough oil that it would run down his beard and come down to the edge of his robes. Hine ma tov u’ma-nayim, shevet ach-im gam ya-chad. Study Psalm 133 using Charles H. Spurgeon’s Treasury of David to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning. It shall be holy to you.
They would come united in purpose to worship and fellowship with one another. These Hebrew words are familiar to anyone who attends synagogue regularly. It is even a bit of heaven now.”1. ), The Complete WordStudy Old Testament (Chattanooga; AMG Publishers, 1994), Baker, Warren and Carpenter, Eugene, The Complete WordStudy Dictionary: Old Testament (Chattanooga: AMG Publishers, 2003), Bromiley, Geoffrey (General Editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised, 4 vols. Psalm 133 is the 133rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" Psalms 131, 133 and 134 each have three verses. All similes, Mays says, contain the phrase coming or running down, anticipating the blessing of God that runs down in the last verse. he shall be cut off from his people. In this verse, the psalmist is referring to oil being used for religious purposes. In this verse, the psalmist uses Aaron to represent all priests. The similes are meant to evoke positive associations with "good" and "pleasant", though Mays is puzzled by the reference to "the beard of Aaron"; it is not clear whether it is in apposition to the first mention of "beard", or whether it is a second beard. A few months ago, the husband of one of my dearest friends died of a heart attack while eating lunch. This explanation is straightforward, cut to the chase , more biblically direct, unlike others I have read before, full of junk, excesses, leading the mind astray. The Book of Psalms is the third section of the Hebrew Bible and a book of the Christian Old Testament. Those blessings include “life evermore.”. The word yahad means unity or community or together. [6], Augustine of Hippo saw the psalm's theme of brotherhood as so important that he stated, in what James Luther Mays noted as overstatement, that it gave birth to monasteries—that is, to those communities who wished to live together as brothers. 2 For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron's head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe. [28], "Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 132 (133)", "Shiur #08: Psalm 117 – 'O Praise The Lord, All You Nations' The Shortest Psalm in the Book of Tehillim", "Shimush Pesukim: Comprehensive Index to Liturgical and Ceremonial Uses of Biblical Verses and Passages", "Student Life • Residential Life • The University of the South", "Seminary snapshots – Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary, Winona (see motto)", "Who's up for a Vietnamese Flash Mob singing Hine Mah Tov? 133:3). This page was last edited on 29 August 2020, at 09:41. Of David. Psalms 133:1-3.-The goodness and pleasantness of brethren dwelling together in unity. 1 See how good and how pleasant it is