Psalms

Psalm 131:1

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.

Word by word

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.