Psalms 131

I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul

O LORD, my heart is not proud,
and my eyes are not raised too high.
I do not occupy myself with things too great
or too wondrous for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned child with its mother;
like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, hope in the LORD
from now and forever.

Translation guide

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