King James Version
Psalms 131:2 in the King James Version says “Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. my...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 131 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. myself: Heb. my soul”
Psalms 131:2 · KJV
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. exercise: Heb. walk high: Heb. wonderful
Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. myself: Heb. my soul
Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever. henceforth: Heb. now
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used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Surely I have behaved”
H7737properly, to level, i.e., equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e., counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, et
“and quieted”
H1826to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
“my soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“as a child that is weaned”
H1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e., benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e., (specifically) to wean
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“of his mother”
H517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
“as a child that is weaned”
H1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e., benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e., (specifically) to wean
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“my soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
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