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For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore. <a href="/nlt/psalms/133.htm">New Living Translation</a> Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion. And there the LORD has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting. <a href="/esv/psalms/133.htm">English Standard Version</a> It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the LORD has commanded the blessing, life forevermore. <a href="/bsb/psalms/133.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore. <a href="/kjv/psalms/133.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/psalms/133.htm">New King James Version</a> It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing— Life forevermore. <a href="/nasb_/psalms/133.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For the LORD commanded the blessing there—life forever. <a href="/nasb/psalms/133.htm">NASB 1995</a> It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing— life forever. <a href="/nasb77/psalms/133.htm">NASB 1977 </a> It is like the dew of Hermon, Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing—life forever. <a href="/lsb/psalms/133.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there, Yahweh commanded the blessing—life forever. <a href="/amp/psalms/133.htm">Amplified Bible</a> It is like the dew of [Mount] Hermon Coming down on the hills of Zion; For there the LORD has commanded the blessing: life forevermore. <a href="/csb/psalms/133.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has appointed the blessing — life forevermore. <a href="/hcsb/psalms/133.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has appointed the blessing— life forevermore. <a href="/asv/psalms/133.htm">American Standard Version</a> Like the dew of Hermon, That cometh down upon the mountains of Zion: For there Jehovah commanded the blessing, Even life for evermore. <a href="/cev/psalms/133.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> It is like the dew from Mount Hermon, falling on Zion's mountains, where the LORD has promised to bless his people with life forevermore. <a href="/erv/psalms/133.htm">English Revised Version</a> Like the dew of Hermon, that cometh down upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. <a href="/gwt/psalms/133.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> It is like dew on [Mount] Hermon, dew which comes down on Zion's mountains. That is where the LORD promised the blessing of eternal life. <a href="/gnt/psalms/133.htm">Good News Translation</a> It is like the dew on Mount Hermon, falling on the hills of Zion. That is where the LORD has promised his blessing--life that never ends. <a href="/isv/psalms/133.htm">International Standard Version</a> It is like the dew of Hermon falling on Zion's mountains. For there the LORD commanded his blessing— life everlasting. <a href="/msb/psalms/133.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore. <a href="/net/psalms/133.htm">NET Bible</a> It is like the dew of Hermon, which flows down upon the hills of Zion. Indeed that is where the LORD has decreed a blessing will be available--eternal life. <a href="/nheb/psalms/133.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion: for there the LORD gives the blessing, even life forevermore. <a href="/wbt/psalms/133.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 ever. <a href="/web/psalms/133.htm">World English Bible</a> like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion; for there Yahweh gives the blessing, even life forever more. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/133.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> As dew of Hermon—That comes down on hills of Zion, "" For there YHWH commanded the blessing—Life for all time! <a href="/ylt/psalms/133.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> As dew of Hermon -- That cometh down on hills of Zion, For there Jehovah commanded the blessing -- Life unto the age! <a href="/slt/psalms/133.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> As the dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion: for there Jehovah commanded the blessing, life even forever.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/133.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> as the dew of Hermon, which descendeth upon mount Sion. For there the Lord hath commandeth blessing, and life for evermore. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/133.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 132:3>It is like the dew of Hermon, which descended from mount Zion. For in that place, the Lord has commanded a blessing, and life, even unto eternity. <a href="/nabre/psalms/133.htm">New American Bible</a> Like dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion. There the LORD has decreed a blessing, life for evermore! <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/133.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD ordained his blessing, life forevermore.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/133.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Like the dew of Hermon that falls upon the mount of Zion; for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. <a href="/hpbt/psalms/133.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Like the dew of Hermon that descends upon the mountain of Zion, because there LORD JEHOVAH commanded the blessing and the Life unto eternity. <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/133.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Like the dew of Hermon, That cometh down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing, Even life for ever. <a href="/sep/psalms/133.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> As the dew of Aermon, that comes down on the mountains of Sion: for there, the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for ever. <a href="/parallel/psalms/133-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=16712" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/133.htm">How Pleasant to Live in Harmony</a> …2It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes. 3<a href="/hebrew/2919.htm" title="2919: kə·ṭal- (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Night mist, dew. From talal; dew.">It is like the dew</a> <a href="/hebrew/2768.htm" title="2768: ḥer·mō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Sacred (mountain), a mountain in S. Aram (Syria) and N. Isr. From charam; abrupt; Chermon, a mount of Palestine.">of Hermon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: še·yō·rêḏ (Pro-r:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">falling</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2042.htm" title="2042: har·rê (N-mpc) -- Hill, mountain. From an unused root meaning to loom up; a mountain.">the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">of Zion.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">has bestowed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1293.htm" title="1293: hab·bə·rā·ḵāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A blessing. From barak; benediction; by implication prosperity.">the blessing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yîm (N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">of life</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">forevermore.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: hā·‘ō·w·lām (Art:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-8.htm">Deuteronomy 28:8</a> The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you. <a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Genesis 27:27-29</a> So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed. / May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine. / May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.” <a href="/leviticus/25-21.htm">Leviticus 25:21</a> But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years. <a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26</a> I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing. <a href="/numbers/6-24.htm">Numbers 6:24-26</a> ‘May the LORD bless you and keep you; / may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; / may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’ <a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Isaiah 61:3</a> to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5-7</a> I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon. <a href="/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12</a> A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a> For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a> Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. <a href="/john/17-21.htm">John 17:21-23</a> that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. / I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one— / I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me. <a href="/ephesians/4-3.htm">Ephesians 4:3-6</a> and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. / There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; / one Lord, one faith, one baptism; ... <a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a> Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. <a href="/james/3-18.htm">James 3:18</a> Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness. <a href="/1_peter/3-8.htm">1 Peter 3:8</a> Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended on the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for ever more.as the dew of Hermon.<a href="/deuteronomy/4-48.htm">Deuteronomy 4:48</a> From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon,<a href="/deuteronomy/3-8.htm">Deuteronomy 3:8,9</a> And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon; … <a href="/joshua/13-11.htm">Joshua 13:11</a> And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;for there the Lord<a href="/psalms/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8</a> Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.<a href="/leviticus/25-21.htm">Leviticus 25:21</a> Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-8.htm">Deuteronomy 28:8</a> The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.even life<a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11</a> Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.<a href="/psalms/21-4.htm">Psalm 21:4</a> He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.<a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a> But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/131-3.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Bestows</a> <a href="/psalms/132-15.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/psalms/119-138.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-38.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/numbers/11-9.htm">Descendeth</a> <a href="/psalms/110-3.htm">Dew</a> <a href="/psalms/132-12.htm">Evermore</a> <a href="/psalms/119-165.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/psalms/132-14.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/132-12.htm">Forevermore</a> <a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/psalms/89-12.htm">Hermon</a> <a href="/psalms/121-1.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/128-5.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/125-1.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/psalms/125-2.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/119-173.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/132-18.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/133-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/135-13.htm">Age</a> <a href="/romans/10-12.htm">Bestows</a> <a href="/psalms/134-3.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/psalms/148-5.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-4.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/james/3-15.htm">Descendeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-20.htm">Dew</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-21.htm">Evermore</a> <a href="/psalms/145-14.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-5.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/psalms/135-13.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Forevermore</a> <a href="/psalms/136-25.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/songs/4-8.htm">Hermon</a> <a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/138-7.htm">Life</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/psalms/144-5.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/137-3.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/137-9.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/134-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/psalms/134-3.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 133</div>1. <a href="/psalms/133-1.htm">The blessedness of unity among brothers</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The dew of Hermon is symbolic of refreshment and life-giving moisture in an otherwise arid region. This imagery suggests a divine blessing that brings vitality and sustenance. In biblical times, dew was essential for agriculture, especially in dry seasons, symbolizing God's provision and care. The comparison to Hermon's dew emphasizes the richness and abundance of God's blessings.falling on the mountains of Zion. Zion, often synonymous with Jerusalem, represents the spiritual center of Israel and the dwelling place of God among His people. The imagery of Hermon's dew falling on Zion suggests a supernatural unity and blessing that transcends geographical boundaries. This symbolizes the unity and harmony among God's people, as the dew brings life to the mountains. Zion is also a prophetic symbol of the coming kingdom of God, where peace and unity will prevail. The connection between Hermon and Zion underscores the idea of God's blessings flowing from one part of His creation to another, uniting them in His purpose.For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing The phrase indicates a divine act of giving, where God Himself is the source of blessing. In the context of <a href="/psalms/133.htm">Psalm 133</a>, this blessing is closely tied to unity among believers, which is pleasing to God. The concept of blessing in the Old Testament often involves prosperity, peace, and divine favor. This particular blessing is not just temporal but has eternal significance, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises to His people.of life forevermore. This phrase speaks to the eternal nature of the blessing God bestows. It suggests not only a quality of life that is abundant and full but also one that is everlasting. In the New Testament, eternal life is a central theme, often associated with the salvation and life found in Jesus Christ. The promise of life forevermore connects to the hope of resurrection and eternal communion with God. It reflects the ultimate goal of God's redemptive plan, where believers are united with Him in eternal life, a theme echoed in passages like <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a> and <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/mount_hermon.htm">Mount Hermon</a> A high mountain in the northern part of Israel, known for its abundant dew and lush vegetation. It symbolizes richness and life-giving moisture. 2. <a href="/topical/m/mount_zion.htm">Mount Zion</a> A hill in Jerusalem, often representing the city itself and the spiritual center of Israel. It is a place of divine presence and blessing. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who bestows blessings and life. 4. <a href="/topical/d/dew.htm">Dew</a> A symbol of refreshing and life-giving sustenance, representing God's blessing and favor. 5. <a href="/topical/b/blessing_of_life_forevermore.htm">Blessing of Life Forevermore</a> The eternal life and spiritual blessings that come from God, emphasizing the eternal nature of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/unity_brings_blessing.htm">Unity Brings Blessing</a> Just as the dew of Hermon brings life to Zion, unity among believers brings God's blessing. Strive for harmony in your community and relationships. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_unity.htm">God's Presence in Unity</a> The presence of God is often manifested where there is unity. Seek to create environments where God's presence can dwell richly. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> The blessings of God are not just temporal but eternal. Focus on the eternal life and blessings that God promises to those who live in unity. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_dew.htm">Symbolism of Dew</a> Reflect on how God's blessings can be as gentle and refreshing as dew, bringing life and growth to our spiritual journey. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_god's_blessing.htm">Living in God's Blessing</a> Recognize that living in unity and harmony with others is a way to experience the fullness of God's blessings in your life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_133.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 133</a> <a href="/q/does_hermon's_dew_fall_on_zion.htm">Psalm 133:3 mentions dew from Hermon falling on Zion—does this description align with known geographical and meteorological facts? </a> <a href="/q/why_do_the_unified_still_suffer.htm">If the psalm promises blessings and life forevermore, why do many who strive for unity still face hardship and suffering? </a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_psalm_133's_origins.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological evidence that specifically verifies the circumstances or authorship traditionally attributed to Psalm 133?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_psalm_133's_unity_fit_ot_conflicts.htm">How does Psalm 133’s ideal of unity reconcile with the frequent internal conflicts depicted elsewhere in the Old Testament? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/133.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) As the dew . . .--Better, keeping the same word as in <a href="/psalms/133-2.htm" title="It is like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;">Psalm 133:2</a>. 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 mountain in the south, appears so strange and impossible that our version inserted the words, "and as the dew." But the sentence is constructed in exactly the same form as <a href="/psalms/133-2.htm" title="It is like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;">Psalm 133:2</a>, and the dew on Mount Zion must be as clearly the same dew as that on Mount Hermon, as the oil running down to the beard was the same as that poured on the head. Nor may we take "the mountains of Zion "in a general way for the mountains of the country lying round Hermon like spurs, as Van de Velde does in the passage from his Travels, quoted by Delitzsch. Mount Zion itself is intended (comp. <a href="/psalms/121-1.htm" title="I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from where comes my help.">Psalm 121:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/125-2.htm" title="As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from now on even for ever.">Psalm 125:2</a>, for this plural) as the last clause," there Jehovah commanded the blessing," clearly shows. Delitzsch says on the passage, "This feature of the picture is taken from the natural reality, for an abundant dew, when warm days have preceded, might very well be diverted to Jerusalem by the operation of the cold current of air, sweeping down from the north over Hermon. We know, indeed, of our own experience how far a cold air coming from the Alps is perceptible and produces its effects." But setting aside the amount of scientific observation required for such a perception of fact, would any one speak of the dew of Mont Blanc descending on the Jura?We must evidently take "the dew of Hermon" as a poetical synonym for "choice dew." No doubt the height of Hermon, and the fact of its being so conspicuous, determined the expression. This choice dew, from its freshness, abundance, and its connection with life and growth, is a symbol, as the sacred oil also is, of the covenant blessing in its nature. The descent of the moisture offered itself, as the flowing down of the oil did, as an emblem of the operation of the blessing". But the conclusion of the simile is only implied. No doubt the poet intended to write, "As the oil poured on Aaron's head flowed down to his beard, and as the dew of Hermon flowed down on Mount Zion, so the covenant blessing descended on Jehovah's people;" but at the mention of Mount Zion he breaks off the simile, to make the statement, "for there Jehovah," &c. Hebrew poetry did not greatly favour the simile, and often confuses it with metaphor. (See Notes, <a href="/psalms/58-9.htm" title="Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.">Psalm 58:9</a>; <a href="/songs/8-12.htm" title="My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: you, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.">Song of Solomon 8:12</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/133.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion. The interpolation of the words, "and as the dew," is quite unwarrantable, and spoils the sense. It substitutes duality for unity, and destroys the parity of the two illustrations. Translate, "As the dew of Hermon, that cometh down upon the mountains of Zion." The psalmist sees the moisture which fertilizes the Holy Land, and makes it the fertile land that it is, all given forth from Hermon, the one great mountain at its head. As Dr. Kay well observes, "Physically, Hermon was to Canaan what Aaron was ceremonially to Israel - its head and crown, from which the fertilizing stores of heaven descended over the land. For not only does the one great river of Palestine, the Jordan, issue from the roots of Hermon, but the giant mountain is constantly gathering and sending off clouds, which float down even to Southern Zion." For there (i.e. in Zion) the Lord commanded the blessing, even life forevermore. The reference is to <a href="/leviticus/25-21.htm">Leviticus 25:21</a>, and perhaps to <a href="/deuteronomy/28-8.htm">Deuteronomy 28:8</a>. <a href="/commentaries/psalms/133-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>It is like the dew כְּטַל־ (kə·ṭal-) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> Night mist, dew of Hermon חֶרְמ֗וֹן (ḥer·mō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2768.htm">Strong's 2768: </a> Hermon -- 'sacred', a mountain in southern Aram (Syria) and Northern Israel falling שֶׁיֹּרֵד֮ (še·yō·rêḏ) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the mountains הַרְרֵ֪י (har·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2042.htm">Strong's 2042: </a> Hill, mountain of Zion. צִ֫יּ֥וֹן (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem For כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction there שָׁ֨ם ׀ (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither the LORD יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has bestowed צִוָּ֣ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order the blessing הַבְּרָכָ֑ה (hab·bə·rā·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1293.htm">Strong's 1293: </a> Benediction, prosperity of life חַ֝יִּ֗ים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life forevermore. עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/133-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 133:3 Like the dew of Hermon that comes (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/133-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 133:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 133:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/134-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 134:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 134:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>