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Ps 131:1-3.
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2. Surely, &c.--The form is that of an oath or strongest assertion. Submission is denoted by the figure of a weaned child. As the child weaned by his mother from the breast, so I still the motions of pride in me
(Mt 18:3, 4; Isa 11:8; 28:9).
Hebrew children were often not weaned till three years old.
soul--may be taken for desire, which gives a more definite sense, though one included in the idea conveyed by the usual meaning, myself.
Ps 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
(Ps 18:27).
exercise myself--literally, "walk in," or "meddle with."