131:1 A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me.
131:2 Have I not compared, and kept silent my soul, As a weaned one by its mother? As a weaned one by me <FI>is<Fi> my soul.
131:3 Israel doth wait on Jehovah, From henceforth, and unto the age!
The verse centers on "song", "ascents", "david", "jehovah", "heart", "hath", "been", and "haughty". 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 YLT 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.