Simple Trust in the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

131 Lord, my heart is not [a]haughty,
Nor my eyes [b]lofty.
(A)Neither do I [c]concern myself with great matters,
Nor with things too [d]profound for me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 131:1 Proud
  2. Psalm 131:1 Arrogant
  3. Psalm 131:1 Lit. walk in
  4. Psalm 131:1 difficult

Psalm 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

My heart is not proud,(A) Lord,
    my eyes are not haughty;(B)
I do not concern myself with great matters(C)
    or things too wonderful for me.(D)

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17 (A)A[a] proud look,
(B)A lying tongue,
(C)Hands that shed innocent blood,

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:17 Lit. Haughty eyes

17         haughty eyes,(A)
        a lying tongue,(B)
        hands that shed innocent blood,(C)

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11 The [a]lofty looks of man shall be (A)humbled,
The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down,
And the Lord alone shall be exalted (B)in that day.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 2:11 proud

11 The eyes of the arrogant(A) will be humbled(B)
    and human pride(C) brought low;(D)
the Lord alone will be exalted(E) in that day.(F)

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15 People shall be brought down,
(A)Each man shall be humbled,
And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.

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15 So people will be brought low(A)
    and everyone humbled,(B)
    the eyes of the arrogant(C) humbled.

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