Psalm 131
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 Lord, my heart is not 1haughty,
Nor my eyes 2lofty.
aNeither do I 3concern myself with great matters,
Nor with things too 4profound for me.
2 Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,
bLike a weaned child with his mother;
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 cO Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
Psalm 131 — The New International Version (NIV)
Title A song of ascents. Of David.
1 My heart is not proud, Lord,
my eyes are not haughty;
I do not concern myself with great matters
or things too wonderful for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted myself,
I am like a weaned child with its mother;
like a weaned child I am content.
3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord
both now and forevermore.
Psalm 131 — English Standard Version (ESV)
Title A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;
my eyes are not raised too high;
I do not occupy myself with things
too great and too marvelous for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned child with its mother;
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.
Psalm 131 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
Title A Song of degrees of David.
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.
Psalm 131 — New Living Translation (NLT)
Title A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.
1 Lord, my heart is not proud;
my eyes are not haughty.
I don’t concern myself with matters too great
or too awesome for me to grasp.
2 Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself,
like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk.
Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 O Israel, put your hope in the Lord—
now and always.
Psalm 131 — New Century Version (NCV)
Title A song for going up to worship. Of David.
1 Lord, my heart is not proud;
I don’t look down on others.
I don’t do great things,
and I can’t do miracles.
2 But I am calm and quiet,
like a baby with its mother.
I am at peace, like a baby with its mother.
3 People of Israel, put your hope in the Lord
now and forever.
Psalm 131 — American Standard Version (ASV)
Title A Song of Ascents; of David.
1 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.
2 Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child with his mother,
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 O Israel, hope in Jehovah
From this time forth and for evermore.
Psalm 131 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
Title A Song of degrees. Of David.
1 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. 2 Surely I have restrained and composed my soul, like a weaned child with its mother: my soul within me is as a weaned child. 3 Let Israel hope in Jehovah, from henceforth and for evermore.
Psalm 131 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
Title A song by David for going up to worship.
1 O Lord, my heart is not conceited.
My eyes do not look down on others.
I am not involved in things too big or too difficult for me.
2 Instead, I have kept my soul calm and quiet.
My soul is content as a weaned child is content in its mother’s arms.
3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord now and forever.
Psalm 131 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Title A Davidic song of ascents.
1 Lord, my heart is not proud;
my eyes are not haughty.
I do not get involved with things
too great or too difficult for me.
2 Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself
like a little weaned child with its mother;
I am like a little child.
3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
both now and forever.
Psalm 131 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
Title A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 O Lord, my heart is not lifted up,
my eyes are not raised too high;
I do not occupy myself with things
too great and too marvelous for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned child with its mother;
my soul is like the weaned child that is with me.
3 O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time on and forevermore.
Psalm 131 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
Title A song of ascents. Of David.
1 O Yahweh, 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.
3 O Israel, hope in Yahweh
from now until forever.
Psalm 131 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
Title A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord. A psalm of David.
1 Lord, my heart isn’t proud.
My eyes aren’t proud either.
I don’t concern myself with important matters.
I don’t concern myself with things that are too wonderful for me.
2 I have made myself calm and content
like a young child in its mother’s arms.
Deep down inside me, I am as content as a young child.
3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord
both now and forever.
Psalm 131 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
Title A Song of Ascents, of David.
1 O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;
Nor do I involve myself in great matters,
Or in things too difficult for me.
2 Surely I have composed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child rests against his mother,
My soul is like a weaned child within me.
3 O Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
Psalm 138–139
The Lord’s Goodness to the Faithful
A Psalm of David.
1 I will praise You with my whole heart;
aBefore the gods I will sing praises to You.
2 bI will worship ctoward Your holy temple,
And praise Your name
For Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have dmagnified Your word above all Your name.
3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me,
And made me bold with strength in my soul.
4 eAll the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord,
When they hear the words of Your mouth.
5 Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
For great is the glory of the Lord.
6 fThough the Lord is on high,
Yet gHe regards the lowly;
But the proud He knows from afar.
7 hThough I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch out Your hand
Against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will save me.
8 iThe Lord will 1perfect that which concerns me;
Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever;
jDo not forsake the works of Your hands.
God’s Perfect Knowledge of Man
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1 O Lord, aYou have searched me and known me.
2 bYou know my sitting down and my rising up;
You cunderstand my thought afar off.
3 dYou 1comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, eYou know it altogether.
5 You have 2hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 fSuch knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.
7 gWhere can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 hIf I ascend into heaven, You are there;
iIf I make my bed in 3hell, behold, You are there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall 4fall on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
12 Indeed, jthe darkness 5shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You 6covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, for 7I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
15 kMy 8frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.
17 lHow precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.
19 Oh, that You would mslay the wicked, O God!
nDepart from me, therefore, you 9bloodthirsty men.
20 For they ospeak against You wickedly;
1Your enemies take Your name in vain.
21 pDo I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with 2perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.
23 qSearch me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And rlead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 143–145
An Earnest Appeal for Guidance and Deliverance
A Psalm of David.
Give ear to my supplications!
In Your faithfulness answer me,
And in Your righteousness.
2 Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
aFor in Your sight no one living is righteous.
3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in 1darkness,
Like those who have long been dead.
4 bTherefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is distressed.
5 cI remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I 2muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I spread out my hands to You;
dMy soul longs for You like a thirsty land.
Selah
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
eLest I 3be like those who 4go down into the pit.
8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness fin the morning,
For in You do I trust;
gCause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For hI lift up my soul to You.
9 Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
5In You I take shelter.
10 iTeach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
jYour Spirit is good.
Lead me in kthe land of uprightness.
11 lRevive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake!
For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 In Your mercy mcut 6off my enemies,
And destroy all those who afflict my soul;
For I am Your servant.
A Song to the Lord Who Preserves and Prospers His People
A Psalm of David.
1 Blessed be the Lord my Rock, aWho trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle—
2 My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My high tower and my deliverer,
My shield and the One in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues 1my people under me.
3 bLord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?
4 cMan is like a breath;
dHis days are like a passing shadow.
5 eBow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;
fTouch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 gFlash forth lightning and scatter them;
Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.
7 Stretch out Your hand from above;
Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters,
From the hand of foreigners,
8 Whose mouth hspeaks 2lying words,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will ising a new song to You, O God;
On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 The One who gives 3salvation to kings,
jWho delivers David His servant
From the deadly sword.
11 Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners,
Whose mouth speaks lying words,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood—
12 That our sons may be kas plants grown up in their youth;
That our daughters may be as 4pillars,
Sculptured in palace style;
13 That our barns may be full,
Supplying all kinds of produce;
That our sheep may bring forth thousands
And ten thousands in our fields;
14 That our oxen may be well laden;
That there be no 5breaking in or going out;
That there be no outcry in our streets.
15 lHappy are the people who are in such a state;
Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!
A Song of God’s Majesty and Love
aA Praise of David.
1 I will 1extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
And I will praise Your name forever and ever.
3 bGreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
And cHis greatness is 2unsearchable.
4 dOne generation shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty acts.
5 3I will meditate on the …