Chapter 131

David says his heart is not proud and that he does not concern himself with matters too great for him. He has calmed and quieted his soul, like a weaned child with its mother. Israel is told to hope in the LORD.

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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

This psalm is David’s profession of humility, humbly made, with thankfulness to God for his grace, and not in vain-glory. It is probable enough that (as most interpreters suggest) David made this protestation in answer to the calumnies of Saul and his courtiers, who represented David as an ambitious aspiring man, who, under pretence of a divine appointment, sought the kingdom, in the pride of his…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 1)

Psa 131:1-3. This Psalm, while expressive of David’s pious feelings on assuming the royal office, teaches the humble, submissive temper of a true child of God. 1. eyes lofty--a sign of pride (Psa 18:27). exercise myself--literally, “walk in,” or “meddle with.”