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Psalms 131:1
A song of ascents. Of David.
from I Have Stilled My Soul, Psalms 131:1-3
What it says

The speaker says his heart is not proud, his eyes are not haughty, and he does not occupy himself with things too great or too wondrous for him.

What it is doing

This verse opens the psalm by renouncing pride and overreaching ambition.

In context

1A song of ascents. Of David. 2Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; 3O Israel, put your hope in the LORD,