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Psalms 133 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.

Time Period

Attributed to David, about 1000 BC, and used as a pilgrim song in the Second Temple period

Location

Zion, meaning Jerusalem, with images drawn from the priest's anointing and from Mount Hermon in the far north

Audience

Pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem from scattered towns and tribes

Situation

Three verses praise how good it is when relatives live together in unity. The unity is compared to fragrant oil running down Aaron's head and beard onto his collar, and to the heavy dew of Mount Hermon falling on the hills of Zion.

Key Background

Aaron was Israel's first high priest, and priests were installed by having scented olive oil poured over the head, a lavish gesture that marked a person as set apart. Mount Hermon rises over 9,000 feet on the northern border and its snowmelt and heavy night dew were famous, whereas Jerusalem sits in much drier country, so dew from Hermon reaching Zion is an image of abundance travelling a long way. The word for relatives covers extended family and tribe, which matters because Israel's history was full of tribal feuding and a divided kingdom, making shared festival worship in one city a genuine achievement.

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A song for the journey upward. Of David. Look — how how it is when brothers and sisters live together in

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It is like poured over the head, running down over the beard — Aaron's beard — flowing down over the collar of his robes.

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It is like the of Hermon falling on the hills of Zion. For that is where has promised the gift — life

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