3 O Israel, have hope in the Lord, from this time and for ever.
O Israel, have hope in the Lord; for with the Lord is mercy and full salvation.
Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
O Israel, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate. O house of Aaron, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate. You worshippers of the Lord, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.
But we will give praise to the Lord now and for ever. Praise be to the Lord.
A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.
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Commentary on Psalms 131 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
PSALM 131
Ps 131:1-3. This Psalm, while expressive of David's pious feelings on assuming the royal office, teaches the humble, submissive temper of a true child of God.
1. eyes lofty—a sign of pride (Ps 18:27).
exercise myself—literally, "walk in," or "meddle with."
2. Surely, &c.—The form is that of an oath or strongest assertion. Submission is denoted by the figure of a weaned child. As the child weaned by his mother from the breast, so I still the motions of pride in me (Mt 18:3, 4; Isa 11:8; 28:9). Hebrew children were often not weaned till three years old.
soul—may be taken for desire, which gives a more definite sense, though one included in the idea conveyed by the usual meaning, myself.