130:1 A gradual canticle of David. Lord, my heart is not exalted: nor are my eyes lofty. Neither have I walked in great matters, nor in wonderful things above me.
130:2 If I was not humbly minded, but exalted my soul: As a child that is weaned is towards his mother, so reward in my soul.
130:3 Let Israel hope in the Lord, from henceforth now and for ever.
The verse centers on "gradual", "canticle", "david", "lord", "heart", "exalted", "eyes", and "lofty". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gradual" and "canticle", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "gradual" and "canticle" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "gradual" and "canticle" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.