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PSALM CXXXI
_The psalmist professes his humility, and the peaceableness of_
_his disposition and conduct_, 1, 2.
_Exhorts Israel to hope in God_, 3.
NOTES ON PSALM CXXXI
Some think that David co...
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LORD, MY HEART IS NOT HAUGHTY - Though this is charged upon me; though
I may have said things which seem to imply it; though this might
appear a just inference from my conduct - yet I am conscious tha...
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PSALM 120-134
The Psalms of Degrees
Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents.
They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem
three times a year to celebrat...
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CXXXI. REST IN GOD. The Psalmist accepts the place God gives him: he
does not concern himself with great matters, _i.e._ with high
positions or the like. But an explanation recently suggested is also...
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TITLE.. SONG OF DEGREES. Same as Psalms 120. App-67.
OF DAVID. by David. For its place here see App-67.
LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.
HIGH. wonderful....
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PSALMS 131
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Sinking of Self in Seeking Israel's Welfare.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 131:1, Direct Protestation of Humility. Stanza II.,
Psalms 131:2, The Weaning from Selfishne...
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131:1 myself (d-21) Lit. 'have I walked.'...
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A song of child-like resignation of one committing himself to God in
time of trouble....
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
PSALMS 131
PSALMS FOR CLIMBING;
PSALMS 120:134
Jesus said, "We wi
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שִׁ֥יר הַֽ מַּֽעֲלֹ֗ות לְ דָ֫וִ֥ד
יְהוָ֤ה ׀ ל
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Psalms 131:1
A QUIET, because self-quieted, heart speaks here in quiet accents, not
unlike the "crooning" of the peaceful child on its mother's bosom, to
which the sweet singer likens his soul. The ps...
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“OUT OF THE DEPTHS”
Psalms 130:1-8; Psalms 131:1-3
_The cry_, Psalms 130:1-2. The word _Lord_ occurs as often as there
are verses. The soul in trouble repeats again and again that precious
Name,...
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This is a brief psalm, but it is very full of beauty, as it sets forth
the contentment of a restless soul in the will of God. It follows the
last as an advance of experience, and as a sequence. Its pe...
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"A Song of degrees of David." LORD, (a) my heart is not haughty, nor
mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great (b) matters, or
in things too high for me.
(a) He sets forth his great humi...
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David. Jesus Christ, (St. Hilary, &c.) or the pious king David, when
he intended to build the temple. Solomon adopts some of the verses at
his dedication, (ver. 8., and 2 Paralipomenon vi. 41.; Haydoc...
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CONTENTS
This short but sweet Psalm speaks the humblings of the soul, induced
by grace, and taking confidence in the Lord's mercy.
A Song of Degrees of David.
Psalms 131:1
It is a paradox to men of...
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1._O Jehovah! My heart has not been elated _David had been made head
over God’s people, and in order to prove that he was their lawful
prince, entitled to the allegiance of the faithful, he is desirou...
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Psalms 131 briefly states the humble absence of all self-confidence,
that so he has walked. Israel is now to trust in Jehovah and for ever....
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LORD, MY HEART IS NOT HAUGHTY,.... The heart of every man is naturally
so, and everything in civil life tends to make it more so; as riches
and honour, birth and blood, wisdom, knowledge, and learning...
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Psalms 131:1 «A Song of degrees of David. » LORD, my heart is not
haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great
matters, or in things too high for me.
Ver. 1. _Lord, my heart is...
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_Lord, my heart is not haughty_ Lifted up with that pride of which I
am accused, as thou, the searcher of all hearts, knowest; _nor mine
eyes lofty_ Either to look with envy on those that are above me...
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Lord, my heart is not haughty, filled with arrogant pride on account
of his elevation from the lowly position of shepherd to that of the
king of Israel, NOR MINE EYES LOFTY, for the pride of the heart...
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HUMBLE SUBMISSION TO GOD.
A song of degrees of David, in which he expresses his feelings when
exercising his royal authority and teaches proper submissiveness to
the heavenly Father....
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EXERCISE:
_ Heb._ walk
HIGH:
_ Heb._ wonderful...
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PSALM 131 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm seems to have been composed by David
during Saul's persecution. when be was charged with boundless
ambition, and a greedy affectation of the royal throne, and that he...
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Psalms 131:1 Song H7892 Ascents H4609 David H1732 LORD H3068 heart
H3820 haughty H1361 (H8804) eyes H5869 lofty...
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A SONG OF DEGREES
Literally, "of ascents." Perhaps chanted by the people as they went up
to Jerusalem to the feasts. See, for example (Psalms 112:1); (Psalms
112:2)....
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Psalms 131
We know not at what period of David's life this Psalm was written. We
know not what matters they were which were too high for him to meddle
with, matters about which he had to refrain his s...
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Psalms 131:1. _LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty:
neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high
for me._
I commend this verse to some who profess to be Christi...
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CONTENTS: The lowliness and humility of a sanctified heart.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: The love of God reigning in the heart will subdue all
inordinate self love. To know God and our duty t...
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David is supposed to have written this psalm in reply to the slanders
of Saul's courtiers, that he was plotting treasons and aspiring to the
crown.
REFLECTIONS.
The preseding psalm has described the...
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_Lord, my heart is not haughty._
THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE EXCELLENCIES OF TRUE RELIGION
I. Negative.
1. Freedom from superciliousness.
2. Freedom from restlessness.
3. Freedom from worldliness....
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 131:1. This psalm of confidence in the
Lord describes the ideal of a “calmed and quieted soul.”
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INTRODUCTION
“A Song of Degrees.” See introduction to Psalms 120. In the
superscription this Psalm is ascribed to David, and although it is so
short, it contains marks of its Davidic origin. “This sho...
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EXPOSITION
This psalm has been said to be "like a string era Christian 'Lyre
Innocentium'"_ _(Bishop Alexander). It breathes the profoundest
humility and submission to God's will (Psalms 131:1, Psalms...
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LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I
exercise myself in great matters, or in things that are too high for
me. Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is
w...
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1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Samuel 16:18; 1 Samuel 16:22; 1 Samuel 17:15;...