Psalms 133

Which worship songs are based on Psalms 133?

  1. From the Head Down — Bethany Barnard (2021) Psalms 133:1-2

    The repeated downward movement from the head, paired specifically with oil, evokes the psalm's image of Aaron's anointing oil descending from his head as a sign of consecration and communal unity.

  2. Psalm 133 (Like Dew of Hermon) — Brian Sauvé (2021) Psalms 133:1-3

    The song closely sets the entire psalm, preserving its progression from communal unity through the images of descending anointing oil and Hermon's dew to the Lord's appointed blessing at Zion.

Psalms 133 (King James Version)

1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

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;

3 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.