Psalms 133:3

133:2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

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.

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like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion: for there Yahweh gives the blessing, even life forever more.

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.

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.

What does Psalms 133:3 mean?

Psalms 133:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include טַל (ṭal), חֶרְמוֹן (Chermôwn), יָרַד (yârad).

Hebrew interlinear

the

dewטַלṭal/tal/H2919dew (as covering vegetation)

Hermon,חֶרְמוֹןChermôwn/kher-mone'/H2768Chermon, a mount of Palestine

and

the

dew

that

descendedיָרַדyârad/yaw-rad'/H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)

upon

the

mountainsהָרָרhârâr/haw-rawr'/H2042a mountain

Zion:צִיּוֹןTsîyôwn/tsee-yone'/H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem

for

there

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

commandedצָוָהtsâvâh/tsaw-vaw'/H6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

the

blessing,בְּרָכָהBᵉrâkâh/ber-aw-kaw'/H1293benediction; by implication prosperity

even

lifeחַיchay/khah'-ee/H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

for

evermore.עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 133:3.

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 7:16

And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

Genesis 7:5

And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.

Song of Solomon 4:8

Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

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What does Psalms 133:3 say?

Psalms 133:3 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Psalms 133:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 133:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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