Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.

Psalm 131

What should I learn from this chapter?

• The difference between dignity and pride
• Daily Bread

Simple Trust in the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

Psalm 131:¹ Lord, my heart is not haughty (Proud),
Nor my eyes lofty (Arrogant).
Neither do I concern myself (Lit. walk in) with great matters,
Nor with things too profound (difficult) for me.

• The difference between dignity and pride is simply being who God made you to be instead of more than who you are.

Psalm 131:² Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,
Like a weaned child with his mother;
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

• For a weaned child, there is no time except the immediate
• For a weaned child, there is no worry, fretting or concern
• For a weaned child, he relies only on the resources he needs that day
• The weaned child knows nothing of evil
• The weaned child knows “rest”

Psalm 131:³ O Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever.