131:1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. O Yahweh, my heart is not exalted, and my eyes are not raised high; And I do not involve myself in great matters, Or in matters too marvelous for me.
131:2 Surely I have soothed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
131:3 O Israel, wait for Yahweh From now until forever.
The verse centers on "song", "ascents", "david", "yahweh", "heart", "exalted", "eyes", and "raised". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "song" and "ascents", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The local LSB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "song" and "ascents" 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 "song" and "ascents" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.