Tree of Life Version
Psalms 131:3
3O Israel, put your hope in Adonai from this time forth and forever.
Psalms 131:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)Israel, put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forevermore.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Israel, hope in the Lord From this time forth and forever.
Context of Psalms 131:3
1A Song of Ascents. Of David. Adonai, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes lofty, nor do I go after things too great or too difficult for me. 2But I have calmed and quieted my soul— like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, put your hope in Adonai from this time forth and forever.
Read all of Psalms 131Psalms 131:3 word by word
יַחֵ֣ל יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 131:3
- Psalms 115:9O Israel, trust in Adonai— He is their help and their shield!
- Psalms 130:7O Israel, wait for Adonai. For with Adonai there is lovingkindness, and with Him is full redemption,
- Psalms 146:5Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in Adonai his God,
- Jeremiah 17:7Blessed is the one who trusts in Adonai, whose confidence is in Adonai.
- Psalms 115:18But we—we will bless Adonai both now and forever. Halleluyah!
- Isaiah 26:4Trust in Adonai forever, for the Lord Adonai is a Rock of ages.
Commentaries on Psalms 131:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Let Israel hope in the Lord - The connection would seem to require us to understand this as the assertion of him who had been accused of thoughts which seemed to be too lofty. As the result of all his reflections (of those reflections for which he was rebuked and charged with pride, but which were really conceived in a modest spirit) - as expressing what he saw that seemed to be in advance of what others saw, or to indicate a habit of thought beyond his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Out of his contentment in the Lord, the psalmist invites Israel to seek their rest in God (Psalm 131:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-31. eyes lofty--a sign of pride (Psa 18:27). exercise myself--literally, "walk in," or "meddle with."Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Psalms 131
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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