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A song of David for going up to the Temple.

131 Lord, I don’t feel proud.
    I don’t see myself as better than others.
I am not thinking about doing great things
    or reaching impossible goals.
No, right now I am calm and quiet,
    like a child after nursing,
    content in its mother’s arms.[a]

Israel, trust in the Lord.
    Trust in him now and forever!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 131:2 like a child … arms Or “like a baby on its mother’s back, like a baby on my back, so is my soul.” The metaphor may refer to the custom of a working mother tying her baby on her back after nursing.

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