King James Version
Psalm 131
Quiet humility and inner calmness shape this brief Davidic psalm. The narrator rejects haughtiness and ambitions that are too grand, likening his soul to a content child restfully composed beside its mother. Standing as the twelfth Song of Ascents (Psalms 120 to 134), this intimate hymn invited pilgrims to set aside pride as they climbed toward the holy city. A defining key verse illustrates this peaceful state: "Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother" (Psalm 131:2). The text offers an accessible meditation on self-awareness and modest living.
1 Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
3 Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.
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