Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
The verse pictures a quiet, childlike trust in God, like a little child resting securely in its mother's arms. It is confidence in tender, personal care rather than restless striving or anxious fear. That trust becomes a comfort in times of illness and discouragement, steadying the mind when strength fails. It rests on the assurance that God remains merciful and compassionate and has not turned away from the sufferer.
The verse pictures a quiet, childlike trust in God, like a little child resting securely in its mother's arms. It is confidence in tender, personal care rather than restless striving or anxious fear. That trust becomes a comfort in times of illness and discouragement, steadying the mind when strength fails. It rests on the assurance that God remains merciful and compassionate and has not turned away from the sufferer.