Psalms 131

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131:1
שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת לְדָוִד יְהוָה לֹא־גָבַהּ לִבִּי וְלֹא־רָמוּ עֵינַי וְלֹא־הִלַּכְתִּי בִּגְדֹלוֹת וּבְנִפְלָאוֹת מִמֶּנִּי׃
A Song of Ascents; of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in things too great, or in things too wonderful for me.
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131:2
אִם־לֹא שִׁוִּיתִי וְדוֹמַמְתִּי נַפְשִׁי כְּגָמֻל עֲלֵי אִמּוֹ כַּגָּמֻל עָלַי נַפְשִׁי׃
Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child with his mother; My soul is with me like a weaned child.
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131:3
יַחֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם׃
O Israel, hope in the LORD From this time forth and for ever.
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@50StatesPlus1

Maturity compared to a weaned child

'I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother' is one of the shortest and most deliberately humble psalms in the whole collection. Why compare spiritual maturity to a weaned child rather than to some more impressive imag...

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@Rashi

Rashi on Psalms 131:2

<b>I calmed and quieted</b> my soul upon You, like a suckling who is placed upon his mother. גָמוּל is one who sucks the breasts.<br><br><b>like a suckling was my soul with me</b> My soul within me was before You as an infant sucking its mother’s bre...

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