Psalms 131:1-2
What is written? (ESV)
O 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. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.
What does it say?
O God, my heart is not proud and my eyes are not lofty. I don’t burden myself with things that are beyond my understanding. I have calmed and quieted my soul, just as a weaned child with its mother.
What is its immediate context?
A short (3 verses) psalm of David sung as the children of Israel went up to the temple.
How Psalms 131:1-2 is applied across Bible answers
Can we answer every Bible question?
We are to be humble and understand our position before God, accepting that some things are simply beyond us and "too great and too marvelous" for us.
