Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
My heart is not haughty nor my eyes {arrogant}. And I do not {concern myself} with things too great and difficult for me.
New American Standard Bible
A Song of Ascents, of David.
O Lord, my heart is not
Nor do I
Or in things
King James Version
{A Song of degrees of David.} 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.
Holman Bible
A Davidic song of ascents.
my eyes are not haughty.
I do not get involved with things
too great or too difficult for me.
International Standard Version
LORD, my heart is not arrogant, nor do I look haughty. I do not aspire to great things, nor concern myself with things beyond my ability.
A Conservative Version
LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I exercise myself in grand matters, or in things too wonderful for me.
American Standard Version
Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.
Amplified
Nor do I involve myself in great matters,
Or in things too difficult for me.
Bible in Basic English
Lord, there is no pride in my heart and my eyes are not lifted up; and I have not taken part in great undertakings, or in things over-hard for me.
Darby Translation
{A Song of degrees. Of David.} Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters, and in things too wonderful for me.
Julia Smith Translation
Song of ascensions to David. O Jehovah, my heart was not lifted up, and mine eyes were not exalted, and I went not in great things and in wonders above me.
King James 2000
[A song of ascents. Of David.] LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Modern King James verseion
A Song of degrees; of David. O Jehovah, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes lofty; nor have I walked in great things, nor in things too wondrous for me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{A song of the stairs} LORD, I am not high-minded; I have no proud looks. I do not exercise myself in great matters which are too high for me.
NET Bible
A song of ascents, by David. O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.
New Heart English Bible
LORD, my heart isn't haughty, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.
The Emphasized Bible
O Yahweh, my heart, is not haughty, nor are mine eyes, lofty, neither have I moved among great matters, or among affairs too wonderful for me.
Webster
A Song of degrees of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
World English Bible
Yahweh, my heart isn't haughty, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.
Youngs Literal Translation
A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me.
Themes
Humility » Examples of » King solomon
Pride » Saints » Give not way to
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 131:1
Prayers for Psalm 131:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Childlike Spirit
1 My heart is not haughty nor my eyes {arrogant}. And I do not {concern myself} with things too great and difficult for me. 2 Rather I have soothed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother, like the weaned child [is] my soul with me.
Cross References
Romans 12:16
Think the same [thing] toward one another; {do not think arrogantly}, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise {in your own sight}.
Job 42:3
'Who [is] this darkening counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I uttered, but I did not understand; {things too wonderful for me}, but I did not know.
Jeremiah 45:5
And you, [do] you seek great [things] for yourself? [Do] not seek [great things], for look, I [am] about to bring disaster upon all flesh," {declares} Yahweh, "but to you I will give your life as booty in all the places where you may go." '"
Psalm 101:5
One who slanders his neighbor in secret, him I will destroy. [One] haughty of eyes and {arrogant} of heart, him I will not endure.
Psalm 139:6
[Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is set high; I cannot [prevail] against it.
Numbers 12:3
Now the man, Moses, [was] more humble than any other person on the face of the earth,
Deuteronomy 17:20
[so as] not to exalt his heart above his countrymen and not to turn aside from the commandment to the right or to the left, so that {he may reign long over his kingdom}, he and his children in the midst of Israel."
1 Samuel 16:13
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. Then the Spirit of Yahweh rushed upon David from that day {on}. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah.
1 Samuel 16:18
One of the servants answered and said, "Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite [who is] skillful in playing a stringed instrument, a {brave man, a warrior, prudent in speech, and handsome}. And Yahweh [is] with him."
1 Samuel 16:22
Then Saul sent [word] to Jesse, saying, "Please let David stand before me, because he has found favor {in my sight}."
1 Samuel 17:15
but David went {back and forth} from Saul to feed the sheep of his father in Bethlehem.
1 Samuel 17:28-29
His oldest brother Eliab heard while he was speaking to the men, {and Eliab became very angry against David} and said, "Why have you come down today, and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumptuousness and the evil of your heart! For you have come down in order to see the battle!"
1 Samuel 18:23
And Saul's servants spoke these words {to David privately}. But David said, "[Is] it insignificant {in your sight} to become the son-in-law of the king, [as] I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?"
Psalm 78:70-72
And he chose David his servant and took him from [the] sheepfolds.
Psalm 122:1
I rejoiced in [those who] said to me, "Let us go to the house of Yahweh."
Psalm 124:1
"If [it had] not [been] Yahweh who was on our side," do let Israel say,
Psalm 133:1
Look, how good and how pleasant [it is] [when] brothers dwell together in unity.
Jeremiah 17:16
But I, I have not run away from being a shepherd {who follows you}, and I have not desired the disastrous day. You, you know the pronouncement of my lips, it was before your face.
Amos 7:14-15
And Amos answered and said to Amaziah, "I am not a prophet and I [am] not a son of a prophet, but I [am] a herdsman and I am one taking care of sycamore trees.
Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Acts 20:19
serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews--
Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable [are] his judgments and [how] incomprehensible [are] his ways!
1 Thessalonians 2:6-7
nor seeking glory from people, neither from you nor from others.
1 Thessalonians 2:10
You [are] witnesses, and [so is] God, how devoutly and righteously and blamelessly we became to you who believe,