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Psalms 131:1

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.

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ASV

Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.

KJV

Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehO YahwehH3068 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
גָבַ֣הּga.Vahit has been loftyH1361 →
לִ֭בִּיLi.biheart myH3820 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
רָמ֣וּra.Muthey have been upliftedH7311 →
עֵינַ֑י'ei.Naieyes myH5869 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
הִלַּ֓כְתִּי׀hi.Lakh.tiI have walkedH1980 →
בִּגְדֹל֖וֹתbig.do.Lotin [things too] greatH1419 →
וּבְנִפְלָא֣וֹתu.ve.nif.la.'otand in [things too] difficultH6381 →
מִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.nifor meH4480 →

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Romans 12:16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.Job 42:3You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.Jeremiah 45:5But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.1 Thessalonians 2:6–7Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”Amos 7:14–15“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.Deuteronomy 17:20Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.Numbers 12:3Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.1 Samuel 16:18One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”1 Samuel 16:13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.Psalms 133:1Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!1 Samuel 16:22Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”Psalms 124:1If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—Romans 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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