# 05 2022 Dev. Psalm 131:2. Comfort! Read all of Psalm 131 first. We invite you into God’s space, to read His Word, to think and interact with it. This is God’s story. How will it affect your story? All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 131:2 “I have calmed and quieted myself,”
Intro. Ps. 120-137 is a series of Psalms that include 15 “songs of ascents.” Songs of ascents were sung at the temple by the Priests walking up the 15 steps entering the sanctuary, also sung by pilgrims going up to Jerusalem for the three feasts required, Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles, as well as during the return from Babylon back to Jerusalem.
Psalm 131 is a three verse “song of ascents. Of David.” There is a question about David as the author, the Psalm is “David like” some have assumed. We tend to take it like we read it, but this is also the inspired Word of God, as is every word in the Scriptures. It follows well after Ps.130 that answers a cry for mercy, honors God for His unfailing love, for God’s redemption and His forgiveness. Both Psalms are seeking comfort.
V. 1 “My heart is not proud, Lord,” Followers of Jesus identify with David, we understand that Jesus pulled us back from the brink of the pit. “my (our) eyes are not haughty.” Even the most accomplished among us have no grounds for false pride, for haughty eyes, looking down on someone. But this often happens and we are not even aware of it.
“I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.” Humanity has made great progress; we could say wonderful things, things too wonderful for us. But we are only scratching the surface of the possibilities God has for man. When God is not given credit for what His creation holds for us, we make ourselves gods.
V2. After rejecting what the world seeks after with a vengeance, he moves to what every human longs after- peace, only after he/she rejects all that the World has to offer; pride, selfish ambition, unrealistic dreams of greatness, he turns to the real meaning of life. He choses: “But I have calmed and quieted myself,” Peace is our own choice, it comes from inside by the power of the Spirit of God and is not about what goes on around us. “I am like a weaned child with it’s mother;” Some will say, well that is childish, but no, it is child like as Jesus told us in Mat. 18:2-4. It means to have faith like a child, complete trust in God as a child trusts mom. Trusting Jesus for all our needs and not trusting in ourselves, “like a weaned child I am content.” Contentment: spiritual peace and physical peace. Will you pray that for yourself today?
V.3. “Israel, put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore.” People of God: followers of Jesus, trust Him, look to Him, have faith in Him, accept His love and salvation. You will sleep like a baby!
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