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Psalms Chapter 131 Matthew Henry Commentary Concise

The psalmist's humility. Believers encouraged to trust in God.

- The psalmist aimed at nothing high or great, but to be content in every condition God allotted. Humble saints cannot think so well of themselves as others think of them. The love of God reigning in the heart, will subdue self-love. Where there is a proud heart, there is commonly a proud look. To know God and our duty, is learning sufficiently high for us. It is our wisdom not to meddle with that which does not belong to us. He was well reconciled to every condition the Lord placed him in. He had been as humble as a little child about the age of weaning, and as far from aiming at high things; as entirely at God's disposal, as the child at the disposal of the mother or nurse. We must become as little children, ( Matthew 18:3 ) . Our hearts are desirous of worldly things, cry for them, and are fond of them; but, by the grace of God, a soul that is made holy, is weaned from these things. The child is cross and fretful while in the weaning; but in a day or two it cares no longer for milk, and it can bear stronger food. Thus does a converted soul quiet itself under the loss of what it loved, and disappointments in what it hoped for, and is easy whatever happens. When our condition is not to our mind, we must bring our mind to our condition; then we are easy to ourselves and all about us; then our souls are as a weaned child. And thus the psalmist recommends confidence in God, to all the Israel of God, from his own experience. It is good to hope, and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord under every trial.

  시131:1 순수한 믿음

시 131:1 여호와여 내 마음이 교만치 아니하고 내 눈이 높지 아니 하오며 내가 큰 일과 미치지 못할 기이한 일을 힘쓰지 아니하나이다 

시 131:2 실로 내가 내 심령으로 고요하고 평온케 하기를 젖 뗀 아이가 그 어미 품에 있음 같게 하였나니 내 중심이 젖 뗀 아이 와 같도다 

시 131:3 이스라엘아 지금부터 영원까지 여호와를 바랄지어다