Psalm 131:2 Parallel Translations

Instead, I have kept my soul calm and quiet. My soul is content as a weaned child is content in its mother's arms.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child with his mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

BBE:

See, I have made my soul calm and quiet, like a child on its mother's breast; my soul is like a child on its mother's breast.

DBY:

Surely I have restrained and composed my soul, like a weaned child with its mother: my soul within me is as a weaned child.

ERV:

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, my soul is with me like a weaned child.

JPS:

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother; my soul is with me like a weaned child.

WBS:

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

WEB:

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

YLT:

Have I not compared, and kept silent my soul, As a weaned one by its mother? As a weaned one by me is my soul.

Psalm 131:2 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 62:1 For the choir director; according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation.

Matthew 18:3 and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

1 Corinthians 14:20 Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

131:2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul [is] even as a {c} weaned child.
(c) He was void of ambition and wicked desires.

WES:

131:2 Surely - When my mind was provoked. Weaned - Wholly depending upon God's providence, as the poor helpless infant, relies upon its mother for support.

MHC:

131:1-3 The psalmist's humility. Believers encouraged to trust in God. - The psalmist aimed at nothing high or great, but to be content in every condition God allotted. Humble saints cannot think so well of themselves as others think of them. The love of God reigning in the heart, will subdue self-love. Where there is a proud heart, there is commonly a proud look. To know God and our duty, is learning sufficiently high for us. It is our wisdom not to meddle with that which does not belong to us. He was well reconciled to every condition the Lord placed him in. He had been as humble as a little child about the age of weaning, and as far from aiming at high things; as entirely at God's disposal, as the child at the disposal of the mother or nurse. We must become as little children, Mt 18:3. Our hearts are desirous of worldly things, cry for them, and are fond of them; but, by the grace of God, a soul that is made holy, is weaned from these things. The child is cross and fretful while in the weaning; but in a day or two it cares no longer for milk, and it can bear stronger food. Thus does a converted soul quiet itself under the loss of what it loved, and disappointments in what it hoped for, and is easy whatever happens. When our condition is not to our mind, we must bring our mind to our condition; then we are easy to ourselves and all about us; then our souls are as a weaned child. And thus the psalmist recommends confidence in God, to all the Israel of God, from his own experience. It is good to hope, and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord under every trial.

CONC:

Behaved Breast Calm Calmed Child Compared Composed Kept Mother's Myself Quiet Quieted Restrained Rests Silent Soul Stilled Surely Weaned Within

Behaved Breast Calm Calmed Child Compared Composed Kept Mother Mother's Quiet Quieted Restrained Rests Silent Soul Stilled Surely Weaned Within

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