Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.
David cries out from the depths of terror, having endured one danger after another, and makes his whole case rest upon trust in the Lord alone. He brings before God nothing but faith, for he understands that hope placed in God cannot possibly be disappointed, and on that confidence alone he builds his prayer for deliverance.
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Commenting on Psalm 31:1-24
Into thine hand I commit my spirit. These living words of David were our Lord's dying words, and have been frequently used by holy men in their hour of departure. Be assured that they are good, choice, wise, and solemn words; we may use them now and in the last tremendous hour.
Faith and prayer must go together: he that believes, let him pray; he that prays, let him believe. David pours out urgent supplication, seeking not only mercy but righteousness from God as his Judge against his unrighteous persecutors, and begging speedily for deliverance lest his faith fail if it be long deferred.
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Commenting on Psalm 31:1-8