The Lord Will

Psalm 131:1

β€œLord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.”

KJV

Read in Psalm 131

Meaning

Verse 1 establishes humility through three negations: the heart is not haughty, the eyes are not raised in self-exaltation, and the speaker does not occupy himself with matters too great for him. The focus is posture, not an attack on knowledge.

Read carefully

Read Psalm 131:1 in the whole of Psalm 131; the verse does not support that overclaim.

Reflection

Distinguish healthy ambition and study from the need to appear superior, control everything, or claim certainty you do not have.