Psalm 131
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
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O Lord, my heart is not s lifted up;
my eyes are not t raised too high;
I do not u occupy myself with things
too great and v too marvelous for me.
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But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned w child with its mother;
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
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x O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.
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Cross References
Psalms 120:1
In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
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Psalms 138:6
For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he knows from afar.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
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Cross References
Psalms 101:5
Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.
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Jeremiah 45:5
And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.
Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
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Job 42:3
Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
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Matthew 18:3
And said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
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Psalms 130:7
O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.
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