psalm

A song of David for going up to the Temple.

131 
Lord, I don’t feel proud.

I don’t see myself as better than others.

I am not thinking about doing great things

or reaching impossible goals.

No, right now I am calm and quiet,

like a child after nursing,

content in its mother’s arms.[a]

Israel, trust in the Lord.

Trust in him now and forever!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 131:2 like a child … arms Or “like a baby on its mother’s back, like a baby on my back, so is my soul.” The metaphor may refer to the custom of a working mother tying her baby on her back after nursing.