Psalm 131

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Psalm 131

Song of Quiet Trust

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

¹O 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)
²But 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.^[a]^(B)

³O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time on and forevermore.^(C)

Footnotes

131.2 Or my soul within me is like a weaned child

Psalm 131

The Message

131 God, I’m not trying to rule the roost,
I don’t want to be king of the mountain.
I haven’t meddled where I have no business
or fantasized grandiose plans.

²I’ve kept my feet on the ground,
I’ve cultivated a quiet heart.
Like a baby content in its mother’s arms,
my soul is a baby content.

³Wait, Israel, for God. Wait with hope.
Hope now; hope always!

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

The Message (MSG)

Psalm 131 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition