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Psalm 131

Psa. 131:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Surely I have behaved
shavah (Hebrew #7737)
properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
KJV usage: avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a- )like, make plain, profit, reckon.
Pronounce: shaw-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
and quieted
damam (Hebrew #1826)
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
KJV usage: cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.
Pronounce: daw-man'
Origin: a prim root (compare 1724, 1820)
κmyself
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
, as a childg that is weaned
gamal (Hebrew #1580)
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
KJV usage: bestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, + serve, mean, yield.
Pronounce: gaw-mal'
Origin: a primitive root
of his mother
'em (Hebrew #517)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like 1)
KJV usage: dam, mother, X parting.
Pronounce: ame
Origin: a primitive word
: my soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
is even as a weaned child
gamal (Hebrew #1580)
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
KJV usage: bestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, + serve, mean, yield.
Pronounce: gaw-mal'
Origin: a primitive root
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my soul.
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Matt. 18:3• 3and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens. (Matt. 18:3)

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Mother,
Soul; Spirit,
Wean

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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quieted.
Psa. 42:5,11• 5Why art thou cast down,{HR}[O] my soul, and hast been disquieted within me?{HR}Wait thou for God, for I shall yet praise him{HR}[For] the help of his countenance.
 11Why art thou cast down,{HR}[O] my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me?{HR}Wait thou for God, for I shall yet praise him,{HR}The help of my countenance and my God. (Psa. 42:5,11)
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Psa. 43:5• 5Why art thou cast down, Ο my soul?{HR}And why art thou disquieted within me?{HR}Wait thou for God, for I shall yet praise him,{HR}The help of my countenance and my God. (Psa. 43:5)
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Psa. 62:1• 1To the chief musician, on Jeduthun, a psalm of David.{HR}Only on God [is] my soul still ;{HR}From him [is] my salvation. (Psa. 62:1)
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Psa. 62•  (Psa. 62)
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1 Sam. 24:10• 10Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Jehovah had delivered thee today into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eyes spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is Jehovah's anointed. (1 Sam. 24:10)
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1 Sam. 25:32‑33• 32And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me.
 33And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. (1 Sam. 25:32‑33)
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1 Sam. 30:6• 6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in Jehovah his God. (1 Sam. 30:6)
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2 Sam. 15:25‑26• 25And the king said to Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city. If I shall find favour in the eyes of Jehovah, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:
 26but if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. (2 Sam. 15:25‑26)
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2 Sam. 16:11‑12• 11And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who came forth of my bowels, seeks my life: how much more now a Benjaminite? let him alone and let him curse; for Jehovah has bidden him.
 12It may be that Jehovah will look on mine affliction, and that Jehovah will requite me good for my being cursed this day. (2 Sam. 16:11‑12)
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Isa. 30:15• 15For thus saith the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength; but ye would not. (Isa. 30:15)
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Lam. 3:26• 26It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah. (Lam. 3:26)
myself.
Heb. my soul.
Luke 21:19• 19By your patient endurance gain your souls. (Luke 21:19)
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John 14:1‑2• 1Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe on God, believe on me also.
 2In my Father's house are many mansions: if not so, I would have told you, because I go to prepare a place for you. (John 14:1‑2)
as a child.
Matt. 18:3‑4• 3and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
 4Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens; (Matt. 18:3‑4)
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Mark 10:15• 15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. (Mark 10:15)
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1 Cor. 14:20• 20Brethren, be not children in mind, but in malice be infantine, but in mind be of full age. (1 Cor. 14:20)
• {The soul} walks in meekness as a weaned child. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 120-131” by J.N. Darby)
• The second verse describes the calm repose of a soul that has learned to be lowly, and meek, in heart and ways. Natural pride and ambitions being restrained the soul is composed, like a weaned child that after its first outburst of grief learns to rest with quiet composure with its mother (JND). (“Psalm 131” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Surely I have restrainede and composed my soul, like a weaned child with its mother: my soul within me is as a weaned child.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "quieted."

W. Kelly Translation

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Surely, (if) I have stilled and quieted my soul,{HR}As a weaned one upon its mother;{HR}As the weaned one [is] my soul within me.