Psalms 131:2
how he swore to the Lord, how he made a vow to the God of Jacob:
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1A Canticle in steps. O Lord, remember David and all his meekness,
3I shall not enter into the tabernacle of my house, nor climb into the bed where I lie down;
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:32And David said to Abigail: “Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. And blessed is your eloquence.
2 Samuel 15:25And the king said to Zadok: “Carry back the ark of God into the city. If I shall find grace in the sight of the Lord, he will lead me back. And he will show it to me in his tabernacle.
Psalms 42:5Why are you sad, my soul? And why do you disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance and my God.
Psalms 43:5You yourself are my king and my God, who commands the salvation of Jacob.
Isaiah 30:15For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: If you return and are quiet, you shall be saved. Your strength will be found in silence and in hope. But you are not willing!
Matthew 18:3And he said: “Amen I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 131:2-3
Humble Confidence. 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. Here are two things which will be comforts to us:— I. Consciousness of our integrity. This was David's rejoicing, that his heart could witness for him that he had walked humbly with his… Read the whole commentary →