Psalms

Psalm 131:1–2

¹A song of ascents. Of David.

My heart is not proud, O LORD,

my eyes are not haughty.

I do not aspire to great things

or matters too lofty for me.

²Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul;

like a weaned child with his mother,

like a weaned child is my soul within me.

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Psalm 131:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A song	שִׁ֥יר	šîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7892 song
of ascents	הַֽמַּֽעֲל֗וֹת	ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4609 what comes up
Of David	לְדָ֫וִ֥ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
My heart	לִ֭בִּי	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
is not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
proud	גָבַ֣הּ	ḡā·ḇah	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1361 be high, exalted
O LORD	יְהוָ֤ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
my eyes	עֵינַ֑י	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
are not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
haughty	רָמ֣וּ	rā·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
I do not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
aspire	הִלַּ֓כְתִּי׀	hil·laḵ·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to great things	בִּגְדֹל֖וֹת	biḡ·ḏō·lō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Adjective - feminine plural	H1419 great
or matters too lofty	וּבְנִפְלָא֣וֹת	ū·ḇə·nip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
for me	מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

Psalm 131:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have stilled	שִׁוִּ֨יתִי׀	šiw·wî·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H7737 be even, smooth
and quieted	וְדוֹמַ֗מְתִּי	wə·ḏō·w·mam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still
my soul	נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
like a weaned child	כְּ֭גָמֻל	kə·ḡā·mul	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to
with his mother	אִמּ֑וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
like a weaned child	כַּגָּמֻ֖ל	kag·gā·mul	Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to
is my soul	נַפְשִֽׁי׃	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
within me	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

Cross-references

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Psalm 131:1 Romans 12:16 · Psalm 139:6 · Job 42:3 · Psalm 101:5 · Matthew 11:29 · Jeremiah 45:5 · 1 Thessalonians 2:6–7 · Psalm 122:1 · Amos 7:14–15 · Numbers 12:3 · Deuteronomy 17:20 · 1 Samuel 16:13

Psalm 131:2 1 Corinthians 14:20 · Mark 10:15 · Psalm 42:11 · Psalm 43:5 · Lamentations 3:26 · Matthew 18:3–4 · John 14:1–2 · Psalm 62:1 · Isaiah 30:15 · Luke 21:19 · Psalm 42:5 · 1 Samuel 30:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.