Psalm 131 in Hebrew and English

3 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת לְדָוִד יְהוָה לֹא־גָבַהּ לִבִּי וְלֹא־רָמוּ עֵינַי וְלֹא־הִלַּכְתִּי בִּגְדֹלוֹת וּבְנִפְלָאוֹת מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

A Song of Ascents; of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in things too great, or in things too wonderful for me.

אִם־לֹא שִׁוִּיתִי וְדוֹמַמְתִּי נַפְשִׁי כְּגָמֻל עֲלֵי אִמּוֹ כַּגָּמֻל עָלַי נַפְשִֽׁי׃

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child with his mother; My soul is with me like a weaned child.

יַחֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

O Israel, hope in the LORD From this time forth and for ever.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

The fifth of the five books of Psalms
Read in the monthly cycle on day 27 of the Hebrew month
Read in the weekly cycle on Shabbat
Part of the Songs of Ascents
Its heading names David
3 verses, 33 words, about 1 minute to read

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Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 131 have?

Psalm 131 has 3 verses and 33 words.

On which day is Psalm 131 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 27 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Shabbat.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 131?

The heading names David.

How long does it take to read Psalm 131?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.

The text of the psalm