Psalm 131

1. A Song of Ascents. Of David.
   O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;
         my eyes are not raised too high;
   I do not occupy myself with things too great
         and too marvelous for me.
2. But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
         like a weaned child with its mother;
               like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3. O Israel, hope in the Lord
         from this time forth and forevermore.

Anti-Psalm 131

 David Powlison

1. Self, My heart is proud (I’m absorbed in myself),
         And my eyes are haughty (I look down on other people),
   And I chase after things too great
         and too difficult for me.
2. So of course I’m noisy and restless inside, it comes naturally,
         Like a hungry infant fussing on his mother’s lap,
               Like a hungry infant, I’m restless with my demands and worries.
3. I scatter my hopes onto anything
         and everybody all the time.

Updated on 2010-02-28 (r.152) by Keith Brooks