Psalms 131:1
Lord, remember David, and all his meekness: 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
2how he swore to the Lord, and vowed to the God of Jacob, saying, 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:20that his heart be not lifted up + 17:20 Gr. from. Heb.- ס. above his brethren, that he depart not from the commandments on the right hand or on the left; that he and his sons may reign long in his dominion among the children of Israel.
1 Samuel 16:18And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jessae the Bethleemite, and + 16:18 Gr. him understanding. he understands playing on the harp, and the man is prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the man is handsome, and the Lord is with him.
1 Samuel 17:15And David departed and returned from Saul, + 17:15 Gr. feeding. to feed his father’s sheep in Bethleem;
1 Samuel 18:23And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David; and David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to become son-in-law to the king? Whereas I am an humble man, and not honorable?
Job 42:3For who is he that hides counsel from you? or who keeps back his words, and thinks to hide them from you? and who will tell me what I knew not, great and wonderful things which I understood not?
Psalms 101:5By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bone has cleaved to my flesh. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 131:1
This psalm is David's profession of humility, humbly made, with thankfulness to God for his grace, and not in vain-glory. It is probable enough that (as most interpreters suggest) David made this protestation in answer to the calumnies of Saul and his courtiers, who represented David as an ambitious aspiring man, who, under pretence of a divine appointment, sought the kingdom, in the pride of his heart. But he appeals to God, that, on the contrary, I. He aimed at nothing high nor great, ver. 1 . II. He was very… Read the whole commentary →