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[Psalms 131:1](../../../kjv/psalms/131/1) « A Song of degrees of David. » 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.
Ver. 1. **Lord, my heart is not haughty** ] Though anointed and appointed by thee to the kingdom; yet I have not ambitiously aspired unto it, by seeking Saul’s death, as his flatters persuaded him; nor do I now, being possessed of it, proudly domineer (as is the manner of most potentates) and tyrannize over my poor subjects; but with all modesty and humility (not minding high things) I do condescend to them of low estate, [Romans 12:16](../../../kjv/romans/12/16) . Now, *in alto positum non altum sapere, difficile est, et omnino inusitatum; sed quanto inusitatius, tanto gloriosius* (Bucholc.). It is both hard and happy not to be puffed up with prosperity and preferment. Vespasian is said to have been the only one that was made better by being made emperor.
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**Nor mine eyes lofty** ] Pride sitteth and shows itself in the eyes as soon as in any part. *Ut speculum oculus est artis, ita oculus est naturae speculum.*
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**Neither do I exercise myself in great matters** ] Heb. I walk not; *maneo intra metas,* I keep within my circle, within the compass of my calling; not troubling myself and others by my ambitious projects and practices, as Cleon did, Alcibiades, Caesar Borgia, and others, ambitionists.
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**Or in things too high for me** ] Heb. wonderful; high and hidden things, that pass my apprehension, and which it behoveth me, *mirari potius quam rimari,* to admire rather than to pry into. *Arcana Dei sunt Area Dei.* The Bethshemites paid dear for peeping into the ark. Phaeton is feigned by the poets to have perished by taking upon him to rule the chariot of the sun; and Bellerophon, by seeking to fly up to heaven upon his Pegasus, to see what Jupiter did there (Horat. lib. 4, [Obadiah 1:11](../../../kjv/obadiah/1/11) ).
*Terret ambustus Phaeton avaras*
Spes; et exemplum grave praebet ales
Pegasus, terrenum equitem gravatus
Bellerophontem.

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Psa 131:2 *Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul [is] even as a weaned child.*
Ver. 2. **Surely I have behaved** ] Heb. if I have not, &c., a deep asseveration, such as hath the force of an oath, *Si non composui et sedavi.*
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**And quieted myself** ] Heb. stilled or made silent my soul; chiding it when distempered or noiseful, as the mother doth her weanling.
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**As a child that is weaned of his mother** ] Who neither thinketh great things of himself nor seeketh great things for himself; but is lowly and fellowly, [Matthew 18:1](../../../kjv/matthew/18/1) , innocent and unaware, taking what his mother giveth him, and resting in her love.
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**My soul is even as a weaned child** ] Who will not be drawn to suck again, though never so fair and full strutting a breast. So not David, the world’s dugs.

Psa 131:3 Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.
Ver. 3. **Let Israel hope** ] See [Psalms 130:7](../../../kjv/psalms/130/7) .

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