Psalm 131

Easy-to-Read Version

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.
²No, right now I am calm and quiet,
    like a child after nursing,
    content in its mother’s arms.^[a]

³Israel, trust in the Lord.
Trust in him now and forever!

Footnotes

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.