Psalm 131
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Psalm 131 is a brief, humble song of trust in God from the biblical Book of Psalms, emphasizing contentment and childlike dependence on the Lord.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 131 canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical psalm
ⓘ
chapter of the Book of Psalms ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| attributedTo | David ⓘ |
| bookOrderInPsalms | 131 ⓘ |
| classification | Song of Ascents ⓘ |
| closingExhortationScope | from this time forth and forevermore ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
dependence on the LORD
ⓘ
quieted soul ⓘ simplicity of faith ⓘ |
| exhorts |
Am Yisrael
ⓘ
surface form:
Israel to hope in the LORD
|
| genre |
psalm of confidence
ⓘ
song of trust ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 131 ⓘ |
| hasVerseCount | 3 ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Masoretic Text
ⓘ
Septuagint ⓘ |
| keyImage | weaned child with its mother ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christian worship
ⓘ
Jewish prayer ⓘ |
| openingWordsEnglish | "LORD, my heart is not haughty" ⓘ |
| partOf |
Psalms
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Ketuvim ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| positionInSongsOfAscents | 12 ⓘ |
| psalmNumberInSeptuagint | 130 ⓘ |
| rejects |
concern with great matters beyond the psalmist
ⓘ
haughty heart ⓘ lofty eyes ⓘ |
| superscription |
Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120–134)
ⓘ
surface form:
A Song of Ascents
|
| theme |
childlike dependence on God
ⓘ
contentment ⓘ humility before God ⓘ inner calm ⓘ rejection of pride ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| tradition |
Christian
ⓘ
Jewish ⓘ |
| usedFor |
meditation on humility
ⓘ
prayers for trust ⓘ spiritual reflection on contentment ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Movement III (Chichester Psalms)