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Psalms 31:5
Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the LORD directly, sandwiched between declaring that God freed him from a net (v. 4) and hating those who trust in worthless idols (v. 6). The moment is deliberate surrender amid active peril.
The words — אַפְקִיד (aphakid, "I entrust") is a strong verb meaning to deposit or commit something into another's keeping, not a casual release. פָּדִיתָה (paditha, "you have redeemed") carries the sense of buying back, ransoming — God as the one who purchased the speaker's freedom.
The thread — Jesus speaks the same words from the cross (Luke 23:46), and Stephen echoes the sentiment as he is stoned (Acts 7:59). The title "God of faithfulness" connects to Deuteronomy 32:4.
Why it lands — The verse asks the reader to release their grip on their own survival and place it in God's hands, grounding that trust in God's character rather than in the safety of the situation. It is not a prayer for comfort but an act of surrender that presupposes God is trustworthy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.
Cross-references
- Luke 23:46 Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
- Acts 7:59 While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
- Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- Psalms 71:23 When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
- 1 Peter 1:18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
- 2 Timothy 2:13 if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
- Titus 1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
- Hebrews 6:18 Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
- Genesis 48:16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
- Leviticus 25:48 he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him: