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Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/131.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/131.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/131.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul <i>is</i> even as a weaned child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/131.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child <i>is</i> my soul within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/131.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have certainly soothed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child <i>resting</i> against his mother, My soul within me is like a weaned child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/131.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/131.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child <i>rests</i> against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/131.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Surely I have soothed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/131.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child [resting] with his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me [composed and freed from discontent].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/131.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Instead, I have calmed and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother; my soul is like a weaned child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/131.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself like a little weaned child with its mother; I am like a little child. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/131.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child with his mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/131.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But I have learned to feel safe and satisfied, like a young child in its mother's arms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/131.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, my soul is with me like a weaned child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/131.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Instead, I have kept my soul calm and quiet. My soul is content as a weaned child is content in its mother's arms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/131.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Instead, I am content and at peace. As a child lies quietly in its mother's arms, so my heart is quiet within me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/131.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Instead, I have composed and quieted myself like a weaned child with its mother; I am like a weaned child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/131.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/131.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Indeed I am composed and quiet, like a young child carried by its mother; I am content like the young child I carry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/131.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/131.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Surely I have behaved and quieted myself as a child that is weaned by his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/131.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/131.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Have I not compared, and kept my soul silent, "" As a weaned one by its mother? As a weaned one by me [is] my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/131.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Have I not compared, and kept silent my soul, As a weaned one by its mother? As a weaned one by me is my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/131.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If I did not place and rest my soul as a child weaned of his Mother: my soul as a weaned child.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/131.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If I was not humbly minded, but exalted my soul: As a child that is weaned is towards his mother, so reward in my soul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/131.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 130:2>When I was not humble in thought, then I lifted up my soul. Like one who has been weaned from his mother, so was I recompensed in my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/131.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Rather, I have stilled my soul, Like a weaned child to its mother, weaned is my soul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/131.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; my soul is like the weaned child that is with me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/131.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Surely I have humbled and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of its mother; my soul is even as a weaned child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/131.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But my soul is humbled like one weaned of his mother, and my soul is like one weaned of me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/131.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child with his mother; My soul is with me like a weaned child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/131.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>I shall have sinned</i> if I have not been humble, but have exulted my soul: according to <i>the relation of</i> a weaned child to his mother, so wilt thou recompense my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/131-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=16552" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/131.htm">I Have Stilled My Soul</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7737.htm" title="7737: šiw·wî·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to level, i.e. Equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust.">I have stilled</a> <a href="/hebrew/1826.htm" title="1826: wə·ḏō·w·mam·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A prim root; to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish.">and quieted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my soul;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1580.htm" title="1580: kə·ḡā·mul (Prep-k:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to treat a person, i.e. Benefit or requite; by implication, to ripen, i.e. to wean.">like a weaned child</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">with his mother,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1580.htm" title="1580: kag·gā·mul (Prep-k, Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to treat a person, i.e. Benefit or requite; by implication, to ripen, i.e. to wean.">like a weaned child</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">is my soul</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">within me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, both now and forevermore.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-3.htm">Matthew 18:3-4</a></span><br />“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. / Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-13.htm">Isaiah 66:13</a></span><br />As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29</a></span><br />Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">1 Peter 2:2</a></span><br />Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Philippians 4:11-12</a></span><br />I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. / I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Isaiah 26:3</a></span><br />You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-16.htm">Luke 18:16-17</a></span><br />But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. / Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">1 Corinthians 14:20</a></span><br />Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-13.htm">Hebrews 5:13-14</a></span><br />For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. / But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm">Jeremiah 31:25</a></span><br />for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-11.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:11</a></span><br />and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-27.htm">Proverbs 17:27</a></span><br />A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-13.htm">James 3:13</a></span><br />Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-6.htm">1 Timothy 6:6</a></span><br />Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.</p><p class="hdg">quieted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Psalm 42:5,11</a></b></br> Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and <i>why</i> art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him <i>for</i> the help of his countenance… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/43-5.htm">Psalm 43:5</a></b></br> Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, <i>who is</i> the health of my countenance, and my God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/62-1.htm">Psalm 62:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him <i>cometh</i> my salvation.</p><p class="hdg">myself Heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19</a></b></br> In your patience possess ye your souls.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1,2</a></b></br> Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me… </p><p class="hdg">as a child</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/18-3.htm">Matthew 18:3,4</a></b></br> And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/10-15.htm">Mark 10:15</a></b></br> Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">1 Corinthians 14:20</a></b></br> Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Behaved</a> <a href="/psalms/39-3.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/psalms/107-30.htm">Calm</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-11.htm">Calmed</a> <a href="/psalms/105-36.htm">Child</a> <a href="/psalms/119-30.htm">Compared</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-24.htm">Composed</a> <a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/113-9.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/psalms/71-6.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/psalms/107-30.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Quieted</a> <a href="/psalms/119-101.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/psalms/62-7.htm">Rests</a> <a href="/psalms/109-1.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/psalms/130-6.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Stilled</a> <a href="/psalms/128-4.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-20.htm">Weaned</a> <a href="/psalms/128-3.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-23.htm">Behaved</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-27.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-27.htm">Calm</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-11.htm">Calmed</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Child</a> <a href="/psalms/143-7.htm">Compared</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-11.htm">Composed</a> <a href="/psalms/136-23.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-8.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-33.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-13.htm">Quieted</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-33.htm">Rests</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-12.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/psalms/138-3.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Stilled</a> <a href="/psalms/132-3.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Weaned</a> <a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 131</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/131-1.htm">David professing his humility</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/131-3.htm">Exhorts Israel to trust in God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/131.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/131.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul;</b><br>This phrase reflects a deliberate act of calming one's inner being. In biblical context, the soul often represents the whole person, including emotions and desires. The psalmist, traditionally believed to be David, expresses a conscious effort to find peace and contentment. This mirrors the biblical theme of trusting in God rather than being consumed by pride or ambition, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6-7</a>, which encourages believers to present their requests to God with thanksgiving to receive peace. The act of stilling and quieting the soul can be seen as a form of spiritual discipline, akin to practices such as meditation and prayer, which are emphasized throughout the Psalms.<p><b>like a weaned child with his mother,</b><br>The imagery of a weaned child suggests a transition from dependency on the mother for sustenance to a state of contentment and trust. In ancient Near Eastern culture, weaning was a significant milestone, often celebrated with a feast, as seen in <a href="/genesis/21-8.htm">Genesis 21:8</a> with Isaac. This metaphor indicates a mature faith that no longer demands immediate gratification but rests in the assurance of God's provision. The weaned child symbolizes a believer who has moved beyond spiritual infancy, characterized by constant neediness, to a deeper, more trusting relationship with God.<p><b>like a weaned child is my soul within me.</b><br>Reiterating the metaphor, the psalmist emphasizes the internalization of this peace and contentment. The repetition underscores the completeness of this transformation. In the broader biblical narrative, this reflects the journey of faith where believers are called to grow in spiritual maturity, as encouraged in <a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm">Hebrews 5:12-14</a>. The soul's contentment is a testament to the psalmist's trust in God's sovereignty and goodness, echoing themes found in other wisdom literature, such as <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, which advises trust in the Lord with all one's heart. This state of inner peace is a type of Christ's own trust and submission to the Father's will, exemplified in His earthly ministry.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/131.htm">Psalm 131</a>, David is a central figure in the Bible known for his deep relationship with God, his role as the second king of Israel, and his authorship of many psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, Jerusalem is often the backdrop for David's life and psalms, symbolizing the spiritual center of Israel and the place where David established his kingdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/weaned_child.htm">Weaned Child</a></b><br>The imagery of a weaned child is used to convey a sense of peace and contentment, illustrating a mature and trusting relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/cultivating_contentment.htm">Cultivating Contentment</a></b><br>Just as a weaned child rests in the presence of their mother, believers are called to find contentment and peace in God's presence, trusting in His provision and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_maturity.htm">Spiritual Maturity</a></b><br>The imagery of a weaned child suggests a move from dependency on immediate gratification to a deeper, more mature reliance on God. This maturity involves trusting God beyond our immediate needs and desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/q/quieting_the_soul.htm">Quieting the Soul</a></b><br>In a world filled with noise and distractions, believers are encouraged to intentionally quiet their souls, seeking God's peace through prayer, meditation on Scripture, and worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Like a child who trusts their parent, believers are called to trust in God's sovereignty, knowing that He is in control and has our best interests at heart.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_131.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 131</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_131_2_align_with_era_norms.htm">If Psalm 131:2 likens the speaker to a weaned child, how does this fit with cultural norms of the era, and is there any external evidence to confirm these practices? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/compare_psalm_131's_humility_to_vengeful_god..htm">How does the humble tone in Psalm 131 compare to other passages that depict a vengeful or warlike God (e.g., Deuteronomy 20)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_greek_gods_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What is the concept of an 'inner child'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_'inner_child'_concept.htm">What is the concept of an "inner child"?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/131.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Surely.</span>--This seems the best way of rendering the phrase, which literally is <span class= "ital">if not, </span>and is plainly elliptical, being commonly used to express strong asseveration after an oath.<p><span class= "bld">I have behaved . . .</span>--The figure here is plain. It is taken from a baby's first real sorrow when he not merely feels pain, but is allowed no access to that which was his solace hitherto. He moans, and frets, and sobs, but at last is quieted by the love which is powerful to soothe, even when it must deny. So, as George Herbert says of man, "If goodness lead him not, then weariness may toss him to God's breast." But the exact rendering is matter of difference and difficulty. The verb rendered "behave" means <span class= "ital">to make equal or like. </span>This is its meaning, even in <a href="/isaiah/38-13.htm" title="I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night will you make an end of me.">Isaiah 38:13</a>, which is the only place referred to by Gesenius in support of his translation here "calmed." We cannot, therefore, render, as many critics, "I calmed and quieted my soul." But, as in Hebrew, it is common to express one idea by the combination of two verbs, so "I made like, and I quieted my soul," is really an idiomatic way of saying "I made as quiet as." The redundancy of the sign of comparison <span class= "ital">as </span>after verbs of likening may be illustrated by <a href="/psalms/49-12.htm" title="Nevertheless man being in honor stays not: he is like the beasts that perish.">Psalm 49:12</a>, as well as by the passage in Isaiah referred to above. We thus get: "Surely I made my soul as quiet as a weaned child upon his mother, as a weaned child upon me, my soul." Instead of fretting after what is too great for him, he quiets his ambition, and his spirit lies calm and gentle, like a child in its mother's arms, that after the first trouble of weaning is over is soothed and lulled by the maternal caress. Perhaps the opposite idea, expressed by the common phrase, "to <span class= "ital">nurse </span>ambitious thoughts," may serve to illustrate this somewhat unwonted image. For Israel as a "weaned child," comp. <a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm" title="Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.">Isaiah 28:9</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/131.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Surely I have behaved and quieted myself</span>; rather, I <span class="accented">have stilled and quieted my soul</span>. I have brought my soul into a state of peacefulness and content. <span class="cmt_word">As a child that is weaned of his mother</span>. The weaned child is quiet and content; the suckling always impatient and restless. <span class="cmt_word">My soul is even as a weaned child</span>. Another repetition for the sake of emphasis (see <a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">Psalm 130:5, 6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/131-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Surely</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have stilled</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁוִּ֨יתִי ׀</span> <span class="translit">(šiw·wî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7737.htm">Strong's 7737: </a> </span><span class="str2">To level, equalize, to resemble, to adjust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and quieted</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדוֹמַ֗מְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏō·w·mam·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1826.htm">Strong's 1826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my soul;</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a weaned child</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּ֭גָמֻל</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḡā·mul)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1580.htm">Strong's 1580: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with his mother,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a weaned child</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּגָּמֻ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(kag·gā·mul)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1580.htm">Strong's 1580: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is my soul</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִֽׁי׃</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">within me.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/131-2.htm">Psalm 131:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/131-2.htm">Psalm 131:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/131-2.htm">Psalm 131:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/131-2.htm">Psalm 131:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/131-2.htm">Psalm 131:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/131-2.htm">Psalm 131:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/131-2.htm">Psalm 131:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/131-2.htm">Psalm 131:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/131-2.htm">Psalm 131:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/131-2.htm">Psalm 131:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/131-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 131:2 Surely I have stilled and quieted my (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/131-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 131:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 131:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/131-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 131:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 131:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>