Psalm 131:1
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Psalm 131
Song of Quiet Trust
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.(A)
Romans 12:16
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16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be arrogant, but associate with the lowly;[a] do not claim to be wiser than you are.(A)
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- 12.16 Or give yourselves to humble tasks
Psalm 139:6
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6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is so high that I cannot attain it.(A)
Job 42:3
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3 ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me that I did not know.(A)
1 Thessalonians 2:6-7
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6 nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others,(A) 7 though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle[a] among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children.
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- 2.7 Other ancient authorities read infants
Jeremiah 45:5
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5 And you, do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them, for I am going to bring disaster upon all flesh, says the Lord, but I will give you your life as a prize of war in every place to which you may go.”(A)
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Psalm 101:5
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5 One who secretly slanders a neighbor
I will destroy.
A haughty look and an arrogant heart
I will not tolerate.(A)
Amos 7:14-15
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Psalm 124:1
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Psalm 124
Thanksgiving for Israel’s Deliverance
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side
—let Israel now say—(A)
Psalm 122:1
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Psalm 122
Song of Praise and Prayer for Jerusalem
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”(A)
Numbers 12:3
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3 Now the man Moses was very humble, more so than anyone else on the face of the earth.(A)
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Matthew 11:29
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29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(A)
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Psalm 133:1
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Psalm 133
The Blessedness of Unity
A Song of Ascents.
1 How very good and pleasant it is
when kindred live together in unity!(A)
1 Samuel 18:23
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23 So Saul’s servants reported these words to David in private. And David said, “Does it seem to you a little thing to become the king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man and of no repute?”
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1 Samuel 16:22
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22 Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.”
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1 Samuel 16:18
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18 One of the young men answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a warrior, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the Lord is with him.”(A)
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1 Samuel 16:13
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13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. Samuel then set out and went to Ramah.(A)
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Deuteronomy 17:20
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20 neither exalting himself above other members of the community nor turning aside from the commandment, either to the right or to the left, so that he and his descendants may reign long over his kingdom in Israel.(A)
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Romans 11:33
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33 O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!(A)
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Acts 20:19
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19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, enduring the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.
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Jeremiah 17:16
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16 But I have not run away from being a shepherd[a] in your service,
nor have I desired the fatal day.
You know what came from my lips;
it was before your face.
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- 17.16 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 78:70-72
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70 He chose his servant David
and took him from the sheepfolds;(A)
71 from tending the nursing ewes he brought him
to be the shepherd of his people Jacob,
of Israel, his inheritance.(B)
72 With upright heart he tended them
and guided them with skillful hand.(C)
1 Samuel 17:15
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15 but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 You are witnesses, and God also, how pure, upright, and blameless our conduct was toward you believers.(A)
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1 Samuel 17:28-29
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28 His eldest brother Eliab heard him talking to the men, and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David. He said, “Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart, for you have come down just to see the battle.”(A) 29 David said, “What have I done now? It was only a question.”(B)
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