2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, That ran down upon the beard, Even Aaron's beard; That came down upon the skirt of his garments;
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
And thou shalt make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil. And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense, and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof. And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
And they made upon the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, `and' twined `linen'.
Let the righteous smite me, `it shall be' a kindness; And let him reprove me, `it shall be as' oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is `as' oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.
Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
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Commentary on Psalms 133 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 133
This psalm is a brief encomium on unity and brotherly love, which, if we did not see the miseries of discord among men, we should think needless; but we cannot say too much, it were well if we could say enough, to persuade people to live together in peace. Some conjecture that David penned this psalm upon occasion of the union between the tribes when they all met unanimously to make him king. It is a psalm of general use to all societies, smaller and larger, civil and sacred. Here is,
The contents of this psalm in our Bibles, are short, but very proper; it is "the benefit of the communion of saints.'
A song of degrees of David.
Psa 133:1-3
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