3 verses · The Message · Contemporary paraphrase
The Message by Eugene Peterson presents the Bible in the rhythms and idioms of contemporary American English. More than a translation, it is a paraphrase designed to help readers experience Scripture's impact as if hearing it for the first time.
Psalms Chapter 131 contains 3 verses and is presented here in the The Message (MSG), which uses a contemporary paraphrase approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 150 chapters in Psalms.
1A pilgrim song God, I'm not trying to rule the roost, I don't want to be king of the mountain. I haven't meddled where I have no business or fantasized grandiose plans.
2I've kept my feet on the ground, I've cultivated a quiet heart. Like a baby content in its mother's arms, my soul is a baby content.
3Wait, Israel, for God. Wait with hope. Hope now; hope always!
Psalms 131 in the The Message (MSG) contains 3 verses. The MSG uses a contemporary paraphrase approach, first published in 2002.
The The Message uses contemporary paraphrase, rendering the text as a modern paraphrase in contemporary idioms. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Psalms 131 for a different perspective.
Psalms Chapter 131 contains 3 verses in the The Message. The book of Psalms has 150 chapters total.