Psalm 131 (KJV)

The text, King James Version

1. 1LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
2. 2Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
3. 3Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.

Summary of the chapter

From Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary.

The psalmist's humility. Believers encouraged to trust in God. --The psalmist aimed at nothing high or great, but to be content in every condition God allotted. Humble saints cannot think so well of themselves as others think of them. The love of God reigning in the heart, will subdue self-love. Where there is a proud heart, there is commonly a proud look. To know God and our duty, is learning sufficiently high for us. It is our wisdom not to meddle with that which does not belong to us. He was…