The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 131:2

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Surely I have behaved and quieted myself; rather, I have stilled and quieted my soul. I have brought my soul into a state of peacefulness and content. As a child that is weaned of his mother. The weaned child is quiet and content; the suckling always impatient and restless.

My soul is even as a weaned child. Another repetition for the sake of emphasis (see Psalms 130:5, Psalms 130:6).

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