Day 122 – Psalm 133

Talking Points

• As God’s people are united under the kingship of David, a great time of prosperity and success is seen across the land. David writes the 133rd Psalm celebrating the unity of the nation.
• The language of the psalm unfolds the depth of the joy that David feels as the sons of Israel live in peace with each other. He writes, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity! (133:1). Good translates “good or agreeable,” and pleasant means “sweet, delightful, or lovely.” In this time of unity, it is a breath of fresh air to be free from internal conflict, agitation, and strife. It is a delight.
• David uses two pictures — the anointing oil that flows from the head of Aaron to the trim of his robe, and the dew that comes gently down to Jerusalem, bringing a cool refreshment from the peaks of Mount Hermon. This mount was in the north of Israel. Jerusalem was in the south, in Judah. Both of these images show that peace had spread across the land, from top to bottom.

Thoughts

If you’ve ever been caught up in a sharp, contentious disagreement, you know the relief of finally finding a resolution. Or, you may know the ongoing stress when it drags on and on, with no fix in sight. Most people long for the absence of strife, for peace.

Isn’t it awesome that, while division, factions, anger, and strife are all of Satan, in Jesus, there is peace? In fact, He is the Prince of Peace. Isn’t it telling that Satan and his ways are polar opposite of our Savior?

One day, we will live fully and finally in the perfect peace that Jesus has secured for us. There will be no more jealousy, anger, and not one word of conflict. As the old song says, it will be “peace forevermore.” Until then, just like David ushered in a time of unity and peace, may we be agents of Christ’s peace in our day.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9