131:1 A song of ascents, ²  by David.

O Lord, my heart is not proud,

nor do I have a haughty look. ³ 

I do not have great aspirations,

or concern myself with things that are beyond me. ⁴ 

131:2 Indeed ⁵  I am composed and quiet, ⁶ 

like a young child carried by its mother; ⁷ 

I am content like the young child I carry. ⁸ 

131:3 O Israel, hope in the Lord

now and forevermore!