Psalms 131:2
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
- KJV
- Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
- WEB
- Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
- ASV
- Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child with his mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
- DARBY
- Surely I have restrained and composed my soul, like a weaned child with its mother: my soul within me is as a weaned child.
- BLB
- If not, I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child with his mother; my soul [is] like a weaned child within me.
- ÅB
- Sannelig, jeg har fått min sjel til å være stille og tie slik som et avvent barn hos sin mor; som det avvente barn er min sjel hos meg.
- OTB
- Sannelig, jeg har brakt min sjel til ro og gjort den stille,
Som et avvent barn hos sin mor,
Min sjel er som et avvent barn i meg. - B1930
- Sannelig, jeg har fått min sjel til å være stille og tie likesom et avvent barn hos sin mor; som det avvente barn er min sjel hos mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 10:15
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Read in context1 Corinthians 14:20
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
Read in contextPsalms 42:11
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Read in contextLamentations 3:26
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 43:5
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Read in contextMatthew 18:3–4
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Read in contextJohn 14:1–2
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Read in contextPsalms 62:1
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
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