A Song of Ascents. Of David. A celebration of unity.
v.1-3 David muses on “how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” (See Gal 3:26) Like oil (Ex 30:25) running down the beard and like the dew (Hos 14:5) on Mount Zion. For there the Lord has commanded the blessing: life forevermore (descending from heaven at Christ’s 2nd coming, Is 26:19).
The Lord has called believers to live in harmony with their brothers in Christ. This unity is a gift from God above. The Holy Spirit is the ointment by which believers in Christ are anointed.