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Psalms 131 study resources: word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with Strong's numbers, 24 cross-references, 1 Early-Church citation.
Cross-references in Psalms 131 (24)
- v.1 Romans 12:16
- v.1 Psalms 139:6
- v.2 1 Corinthians 14:20
- v.2 Mark 10:15
- v.2 Lamentations 3:26
- v.2 Psalms 43:5
- v.2 Psalms 42:11
- v.1 Job 42:3
- v.2 Matthew 18:3-4
- v.2 John 14:1-2
- v.3 Psalms 130:7
- v.1 Jeremiah 45:5
- v.1 Matthew 11:29
- v.2 Isaiah 30:15
- v.2 Psalms 62:1
- v.1 Psalms 101:5
- v.1 1 Thessalonians 2:6-7
- v.2 Luke 21:19
- v.2 Psalms 42:5
- v.1 Psalms 122:1
- v.3 Isaiah 26:4
- v.1 Amos 7:14-15
- v.1 Numbers 12:3
- v.2 1 Samuel 30:6
Hebrew interlinear — Psalms 131:1–3 (30 words)
1
- יְהוָ֤ה׀yĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- גָבַ֣הּgābahgabahh: to soar; be loftyH1361
- לִ֭בִּיlibbîleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
- וְלֹאwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- רָמ֣וּrāmûruwm: to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)H7311
- עֵינַ֑יʿênay`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
- וְלֹֽאwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- הִלַּ֓כְתִּי׀hillaktîhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
- בִּגְדֹל֖וֹתbigdōlôtgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
- וּבְנִפְלָא֣וֹתûbĕniplāʾôtpala': (properly, literally or figuratively) perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguishH6381
- מִמֶּֽנִּי׃mimmennîmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
2
- אִםʾimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- לֹ֤אlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- שִׁוִּ֨יתִי׀šiwwîtîshavah: (properly) to level, i.e. equalize; (figuratively) to resembleH7737
- וְדוֹמַ֗מְתִּיwĕdômamtîdamam: to be dumb; (by implication) to be astonished, to stopH1826
- נַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnapšînephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
- כְּ֭גָמֻלkĕgāmulgamal: to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requiteH1580
- עֲלֵ֣יʿălê`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- אִמּ֑וֹʾimmôem: a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like H0001H517
- כַּגָּמֻ֖לkaggāmulgamal: to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requiteH1580
- עָלַ֣יʿālay`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- נַפְשִֽׁי׃napšînephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
3
- יַחֵ֣לyaḥēlyachal: to wait; (by implication) to be patient, hopeH3176
- יִ֭שְׂרָאֵלyiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
- אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- יְהוָ֑הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗הmēʿattâ`attah: at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletiveH6258
- וְעַדwĕʿad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
- עוֹלָֽם׃ʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
Strong's words in Psalms 131 (6)
- Strong's H1580 — כְּ֭גָמֻל (kĕgāmul)
- gamal (gaw-mal') v. 1. to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite 2. (by implication) (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean [a primitive root] KJV: bestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, + serve, mean, yield.. Appears 2 times in Psalms 131.
- Strong's H3068 — יְהוָ֤ה׀ (yĕhwâ)
- Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 2 times in Psalms 131.
- Strong's H5315 — נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י (napšî)
- nephesh (neh'-fesh) n-f. 1. (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality 2. used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) [from H5314] KJV: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it. Root(s): H5314. Appears 2 times in Psalms 131.
- Strong's H1361 — גָבַ֣הּ (gābah)
- gabahh (gaw-bah') v. 1. to soar 2. be lofty 3. (figuratively) to be haughty [a primitive root] KJV: exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.. Appears 1 time in Psalms 131.
- Strong's H1419 — בִּגְדֹל֖וֹת (bigdōlôt)
- gadowl (gaw-dole') (or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}) adj. 1. great (in any sense) 2. (hence) older 3. also insolent [from H1431] KJV: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very. Root(s): H1431. Appears 1 time in Psalms 131.
- Strong's H1826 — וְדוֹמַ֗מְתִּי (wĕdômamtî)
- damam (daw-man') v. 1. to be dumb 2. (by implication) to be astonished, to stop 3. (also) to perish [a prim root] KJV: cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait. Compare: H1724, H1820. Appears 1 time in Psalms 131.
“He did not observe, however, that in writers much older than Plato the following words occur in a prayer: “Lord, my heart is not haughty or my eyes lofty, neither do I walk in great matters, nor in things too wonderful for me; if I had not been humble,” etc. Now these words sh...”