Psalm 133

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Biblical psalm Poem Religious text

Psalm 133 is a short biblical psalm celebrating the blessing and harmony of brotherly unity, often quoted for its opening line about how good and pleasant it is when people live together in unity.

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Label	Occurrences
Psalm 133 canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1920182 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Psalm 133
Context triple: [Chichester Psalms, usesTextFrom, Psalm 133]

A. Psalm 85
Psalm 85 is a biblical song of communal lament and hope that pleads for God’s restoration and forgiveness while expressing confidence in His steadfast love and faithfulness.
B. Psalm 84
Psalm 84 is a biblical hymn in the Book of Psalms that expresses deep longing for God’s presence and the joy of dwelling in His house.
C. Psalm 83
Psalm 83 is a biblical psalm that is a communal lament and plea for divine intervention against hostile nations threatening Israel.
D. Psalm 135
Psalm 135 is a biblical hymn found in the Old Testament that praises God’s sovereignty and mighty acts on behalf of Israel, often used in Jewish and Christian liturgy.
E. Psalm 117
Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Psalm 133
Target entity description: Psalm 133 is a short biblical psalm celebrating the blessing and harmony of brotherly unity, often quoted for its opening line about how good and pleasant it is when people live together in unity.

A. Psalm 85
Psalm 85 is a biblical song of communal lament and hope that pleads for God’s restoration and forgiveness while expressing confidence in His steadfast love and faithfulness.
B. Psalm 84
Psalm 84 is a biblical hymn in the Book of Psalms that expresses deep longing for God’s presence and the joy of dwelling in His house.
C. Psalm 83
Psalm 83 is a biblical psalm that is a communal lament and plea for divine intervention against hostile nations threatening Israel.
D. Psalm 135
Psalm 135 is a biblical hymn found in the Old Testament that praises God’s sovereignty and mighty acts on behalf of Israel, often used in Jewish and Christian liturgy.
E. Psalm 117
Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Biblical psalm ⓘ Poem ⓘ Religious text ⓘ
associatedMountain	Mount Hermon ⓘ Mount Zion ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	Community life ⓘ Fraternal love ⓘ Pilgrimage worship ⓘ
belongsToCollection	Songs of Ascents ⓘ linked to: Canticles
canonicalStatus	Canonical scripture in Christianity ⓘ Canonical scripture in Judaism ⓘ
containsPhrase	For there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore ⓘ
emphasizes	The goodness of living together in unity ⓘ Unity as a source of divine blessing ⓘ
hasAlternativeNumbering	132 in the Septuagint ⓘ 132 in the Vulgate ⓘ
hasNumber	133 ⓘ
hasOpeningLine	Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity ⓘ
influenced	Christian hymns about unity ⓘ Jewish liturgical poetry ⓘ
isSongOfAscentsNumber	14 ⓘ
language	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Christian worship ⓘ Jewish worship ⓘ
mentionsObject	Precious oil ⓘ
mentionsPerson	Aaron ⓘ
mentionsPlace	Zion ⓘ
metaphor	Unity compared to precious oil on the head running down on Aaron’s beard ⓘ Unity compared to the dew of Hermon descending upon the mountains of Zion ⓘ
partOf	Book of Psalms ⓘ linked to: Psalms Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Tanakh
quotedFor	Emphasis on unity among believers ⓘ
quotedIn	Jewish teachings on communal harmony ⓘ Various Christian sermons on church unity ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
structure	Single stanza with parallel metaphors ⓘ
textType	Lyric poetry ⓘ
theme	Brotherly unity ⓘ Divine blessing ⓘ Harmony among believers ⓘ
traditionallyAttributedTo	David ⓘ
usedOnOccasion	Community celebrations ⓘ Ecumenical gatherings ⓘ Monastic or communal vows of unity ⓘ
verseCount	3 ⓘ