Psalm 131

Childlike Trust in the Lord .

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1} A Song of Ascents, of David.

O Lord, my heart is not ^(A)proud, nor my eyes ^(a)^(B)haughty;
Nor do I ^(b)involve myself in ^(C)great matters,
Or in things ^(D)too ^(c)difficult for me.

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Surely I have ^(E)composed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned ^(F)child rests ^(d)against his mother,
My soul is like a weaned child ^(e)within me.

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O Israel, ^(G)hope in the Lord
^(H)From this time forth and forever.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 131:1: ['Or ', lofty]

b. Psalm 131:1: ['Lit ', go after, ', walk']

c. Psalm 131:1: ['Or ', marvelous]

d. Psalm 131:2: ['Or ', upon]

e. Psalm 131:2: ['Or ', upon]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 131:1: 2 Samuel 22:28; Psalm 101:5; Isaiah 2:12; Zephaniah 3:11

B. Psalm 131:1: Proverbs 30:13; Isaiah 5:15

C. Psalm 131:1: Jeremiah 45:5; Romans 12:16

D. Psalm 131:1: Job 42:3; Psalm 139:6

E. Psalm 131:2: Psalm 62:1

F. Psalm 131:2: Matthew 18:3; 1 Corinthians 14:20

G. Psalm 131:3: Psalm 130:7

H. Psalm 131:3: Psalm 113:2