Psalm 131:1

New American Bible - revised edition

A song of ascents. Of David. Lord, my heart is not proud; nor are my eyes haughty. I do not busy myself with great matters, with things too sublime for me.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:22

but I will demean myself even more. I will be lowly in your eyes, but in the eyes of the slave girls you spoke of I will be somebody.”

Job 42:3

“Who is this who obscures counsel with ignorance?” I have spoken but did not understand; things too marvelous for me, which I did not know.

Psalm 101:5

Whoever slanders a neighbor in secret I will reduce to silence. Haughty eyes and arrogant hearts I cannot endure.

Psalm 122:1

A song of ascents. Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

Psalm 124:1

A song of ascents. Of David. Had not the Lord been with us, let Israel say,

Psalm 133:1

A song of ascents. Of David. How good and how pleasant it is, when brothers dwell together as one!

Psalm 139:6

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, far too lofty for me to reach.

Proverbs 21:4

Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked will fail.

Jeremiah 17:16

Yet I did not press you to send disaster; the day without remedy I have not desired. You know what passed my lips; it is present before you.

Jeremiah 45:5

And you, do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them! I am bringing evil on all flesh—oracle of the Lord—but I will grant you your life as spoils of war, wherever you may go.

Numbers 12:3

Now the man Moses was very humble, more than anyone else on earth.

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.

Acts 20:19

I served the Lord with all humility and with the tears and trials that came to me because of the plots of the Jews,

Romans 11:33

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways!

Romans 12:16

Have the same regard for one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly; do not be wise in your own estimation.

Deuteronomy 17:20

so that he does not exalt himself over his kindred or turn aside from this commandment to the right or to the left, and so that he and his descendants may reign long in Israel.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers.

1 Samuel 16:13

Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand, anointed him in the midst of his brothers, and from that day on, the spirit of the Lord rushed upon David. Then Samuel set out for Ramah. David Wins Saul’s Approval.

1 Samuel 16:18

One of the servants spoke up: “I have observed that a son of Jesse of Bethlehem is a skillful harpist. He is also a brave warrior, an able speaker, and a handsome young man. The Lord is certainly with him.” David Made Armor-Bearer.

1 Samuel 16:22

Saul sent Jesse the message, “Let David stay in my service, for he meets with my approval.”

1 Samuel 17:15

David would come and go from Saul’s presence to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 18:23

But when Saul’s servants mentioned this to David, he said: “Is becoming the king’s son-in-law a trivial matter in your eyes? I am poor and insignificant.”