Psalms 131:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 131:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 131:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 131:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A Song of Ascents. By David. Yahweh, my heart isn’t arrogant, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.”

Psalms 131:1 — World English Bible

Psalms 131:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me. ”

Psalms 131:1 — American Standard Version

Psalms 131:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me.”

Psalms 131:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 131:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters, and in things too wonderful for me. ”

Psalms 131:1 — Darby Translation

Psalms 131:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A song of degrees or Psalme of David. Lord, mine heart is not hautie, neither are mine eyes loftie, neither haue I walked in great matters and hid from me.”

Psalms 131:1 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 131:1 in Context — Psalms 131

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

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

3 Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever.

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What Does Psalms 131:1 Mean?

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