Psalm 31:5

Translations

Modern

Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.

Traditional

Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

Literal

Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O YHWH, God of truth.

Latin

In manus tuas commendo spiritum meum; redemisti me, Domine Deus veritatis.

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English

Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.

Notes

Psalms 31:5

Into Your hands I commit my spirit: The psalmist will trust his Lord, whether he lives or dies. Jesus said these words on the cross before he died (Luke 23:46).

Psalms 31:1–5

The Lord provides safety to anyone seeking his protection. The psalmist trusts and submits to the Lord. See also Psalm 71:1–3.

Psalms 31:1–24

The psalmist urges the faithful to seek safety in the Lord and wait for his salvation. After experiencing something like death, he shares how the Lord remained faithful. This psalm points ahead to the suffering of Jesus (Luke 23:46).

Theme notes and profiles

David God’s Faithfulness to His People Trusting God in the Psalms Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

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.
1 Peter 1:18–19
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,
Psalm 71:23
When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
2 Timothy 2:13
…if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
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.
Titus 1:2
…in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
Isaiah 50:2
Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
2 Timothy 1:12
For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
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.”
Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Parallels

Luke 23:44–49

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

David Hand Music Psalms, Book of Seven Last Sayings of Jesus Truth

Topics

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Psalm 31:5

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