1sn Psalm 131. The psalmist affirms his humble dependence on the Lord and urges Israel to place its trust in God. 2sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21. 3tn Heb “and my eyes are not lifted up.” 4tn Heb “I do not walk in great things, and in things too marvelous for me.” 5tn Or “but.” 6tn Heb “I make level and make quiet my soul.” 7tn Heb “like a weaned [one] upon his mother.” 8tn Heb “like the weaned [one] upon me, my soul.”
1sn Psalm 131. The psalmist affirms his humble dependence on the Lord and urges Israel to place its trust in God.
2sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.
3tn Heb “and my eyes are not lifted up.”
4tn Heb “I do not walk in great things, and in things too marvelous for me.”
5tn Or “but.”
6tn Heb “I make level and make quiet my soul.”
7tn Heb “like a weaned [one] upon his mother.”
8tn Heb “like the weaned [one] upon me, my soul.”