Mondays with the New Psalms: Psalm 131

Psalm 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

LORD, my heart is not proud;

nor are my eyes haughty.

I do not busy myself with great matters,

with things too sublime for me.

Rather, I have stilled my soul,

Like a weaned child to its mother,

weaned is my soul.

Israel, hope in the LORD,

now and forever.

-NABRE 

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

O LORD, my heart is not proud,

nor haughty my eyes.

I have not gone after things too great,

nor marvels beyond me.

Truly, I have set my soul

in tranquility and silence.

As a weaned child on its mother,

as a weaned child is my soul within me.

O Israel, wait for the LORD,

both now and forever.

-Revised Grail Psalms

NABRE Notes:

[Psalm 131] A song of trust, in which the psalmist gives up self-sufficiency (Ps 131:1), like a babe enjoying the comfort of its mother’s lap (Ps 131:2), thus providing a model for Israel’s faith (Ps 131:3).