Psalm 131 is the 131st psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Lord, my heart is not haughty". In Latin, it is known as "Domine non est exaltatum cor meum". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint version of the bible and in the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 130.
Mother with Child sculpture by Fritz Nuss, with plaque quoting verse 2, in Schorndorf, Germany
Psalm 131 in Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, Folio 62v - Psalm CXXX (Vulgate) the Musée Condé, Chantilly.
Song of Ascents is a title given to fifteen of the Psalms, 120–134, each starting with the superscription "Shir Hama'aloth", or, in the case of Psalm 121, Shir Lama'aloth. They are also variously called Gradual Psalms, Fifteen Psalms, Songs of Degrees, Songs of Steps, songs for going up to worship or Pilgrim Songs.
One of the Songs of Ascents, Psalm 122 appears in Hebrew on the walls at the entrance to the City of David, Jerusalem.