Simple Trust in the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

131 Lord, my heart is not [a]haughty,
Nor my eyes [b]lofty.
(A)Neither do I [c]concern myself with great matters,
Nor with things too [d]profound for me.

Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,
(B)Like a weaned child with his mother;
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

(C)O Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 131:1 Proud
  2. Psalm 131:1 Arrogant
  3. Psalm 131:1 Lit. walk in
  4. Psalm 131:1 difficult

A song to sing as we climb.

David wrote this song.

131 Lord, I am not proud.
    I do not think that I am a great person.
I do not try to do great things.
I do not worry about things that are too hard for me to understand.
Instead, I am quiet
    and there is peace in my mind.
I am like a young child who sits on his mother's knee.
    Yes, I have peace in my mind.

Israel's people, trust the Lord to help you,
now and for ever.