Psalms 131

Psalms 131:1-3

The moral result. A song of the ascents: of David. The full moral result is shown in the final one: blessed result it is. All the pride of the heart has been broken down before God. The eyes no more range through the heavens. There are no more ambitious attempts to reason about things too wonderful. He is master of himself, while conscious of the impulses within; which he stills and quiets. Spite of this nature of his which still needs government, he is like a weaned child in the presence of its mother, seeking no more his satisfaction in that in which he formerly sought it. Yea, his soul, the seat of these desires, is beside him its master -mastered himself by the glory of another Presence -like this weaned child. When this condition is indeed attained, what hope in God then comes to animate the heart of the saint! Israel, thus in true peace with God may hope now in Jehovah, the faithful covenant-God, from henceforth, even for ever.