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Psalm 133:3

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

1A Song of Ascents. By David. See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!
2It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron’s beard, that came down on the edge of his robes,
3like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion; for there the LORD gives the blessing, even life forever more.
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Dew coming down on Zion pictures the refreshment of life together in unity, while the closing words name YHWH as the giver of life.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Deuteronomy 28:8The LORD will command the blessing on you in your barns, and in all that you put your hand to. He will bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you.Both passages name the LORD as the giver of blessing and connect that blessing with a place.
Leviticus 25:21then I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, and it shall bear fruit for the three years.Both passages trace blessing to God, with Leviticus naming a sustaining harvest and the psalm naming life forever more.
Psalm 42:8The LORD will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.Both passages connect life with God and describe his goodness through blessing or loving kindness.
Deuteronomy 4:48from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even to Mount Siyon (also called Hermon),Both passages name Hermon; Deuteronomy identifies a mountain boundary, while the psalm draws on its dew to picture unity.
1 John 5:11The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.Both passages describe enduring life as God's gift; John states that this life is in his Son.
Romans 5:21that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Both passages speak of life without end; Romans names Jesus Christ as the one through whom eternal life comes.
Micah 5:7The remnant of Jacob will be among many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, that don’t wait for man nor wait for the sons of men.Both passages use dew to describe people together: brothers living in unity and Jacob's remnant among many peoples.
Psalm 21:4He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.Both passages describe God giving life and extend that gift beyond ordinary measures of time.
Psalm 16:11You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.Both passages connect life with God and speak of goodness that lasts forever more.
Haggai 2:19Is the seed yet in the barn? Yes, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree haven’t produced. From today I will bless you.’”Both passages name God as the source of blessing, though Haggai speaks amid crops that have yet to produce.
Genesis 27:28God give you of the dew of the sky, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.Both passages connect dew with blessing from God, using the earth's moisture as a picture or provision of good.
Joshua 13:11and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah;Both passages name Mount Hermon; Joshua lists its territory, while the psalm uses its dew in a comparison.
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Encouragement

The psalm celebrates unity with the picture of dew descending on Zion. Its final words reach beyond that refreshment: YHWH gives the blessing of life forever more.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).