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Psalm 131

1BSBA song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O Lord, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.

KJVLord , my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

6 cross-references
  • Romans 12:16

    16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.

    Open Romans 12:16
  • Psalm 139:6

    6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

    Open Psalm 139:6
  • Job 42:3

    3You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

    Open Job 42:3
  • Matthew 11:29

    29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

    Open Matthew 11:29
  • Psalm 101:5

    5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

    Open Psalm 101:5
  • Jeremiah 45:5

    5But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the Lord, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”

    Open Jeremiah 45:5

2BSBSurely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

KJVSurely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

6 cross-references
  • Mark 10:15

    15Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

    Open Mark 10:15
  • 1 Corinthians 14:20

    20Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

    Open 1 Corinthians 14:20
  • Psalm 42:11

    11Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

    Open Psalm 42:11
  • Lamentations 3:26

    26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

    Open Lamentations 3:26
  • Psalm 43:5

    5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

    Open Psalm 43:5
  • Matthew 18:3–4

    3“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

    4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

    Open Matthew 18:3–4

3BSBO Israel, put your hope in the Lord, both now and forevermore.

KJVLet Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever.

6 cross-references
  • Psalm 130:7

    7O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.

    Open Psalm 130:7
  • Isaiah 26:4

    4Trust in the Lord forever, because God the Lord is the Rock eternal.

    Open Isaiah 26:4
  • Psalm 146:5

    5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,

    Open Psalm 146:5
  • Jeremiah 17:7–8

    7But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.

    8He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.

    Open Jeremiah 17:7–8
  • Psalm 115:9–11

    9O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and shield.

    10O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their help and shield.

    Open Psalm 115:9–11
  • Psalm 115:18

    18But it is we who will bless the Lord, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!

    Open Psalm 115:18