Text -- Psalms 131:1 (NET)

Psalm 131

131:1 A song of ascents, by David. O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 131:1

¹ sn Psalm 131. The psalmist affirms his humble dependence on the Lord and urges Israel to place its trust in God.

² sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

³ tn Heb “and my eyes are not lifted up.”

⁴ tn Heb “I do not walk in great things, and in things too marvelous for me.”