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Bible study · Psalm 131:1-3

Psalm 131: Like a weaned child

Read Psalm 131:1-3 before you meet.

In a few lines

Psalm 131 says the heart and the eyes are not high, with two Hebrew verbs for high, and its concern myself (131:1) is the verb for walking. Then it is the soul, not the speaker, that is "like a weaned child" (131:2), stilled and quieted. And it ends by turning to all Israel: "Israel, hope in the LORD" (131:3).

The verse to carry

“Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.”

Psalm 131:2

To talk about

  1. 1. "Nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me" (131:1). Is there anything you find yourself reaching for that feels too great or too wonderful for you, and what does it do to the quiet of your soul?

  2. 2. "Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul" (131:2). What helps you quiet your soul before God, and what gets in the way?

  3. 3. The psalm moves from "my soul" (131:2) to "Israel, hope in the LORD" (131:3). Who could you encourage to hope in the LORD this week, and how?

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