←Psalm 31→BSB

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Key Terms

Kindness (Solidarity) 11 Seek Safety 9 Save (Help) 5 To Redeem (Deliver) 4 To Be Kindly Disposed 4 Awe (State) 4 Justice (Right) 3 Truth (Faithfulness) 2 Trust 2 Transgression 2 Strength 2 Under Siege (State) 2 Plea for Mercy 2 Loyal Person 2 Faithfulness (Truth) 2 Seek Refugue Be (Or Show Oneself) Just Acquit Righteousness (Standard) Righteousness (Act) Just Put Right With Make Righteous Deserved Justify (Vindicate) Justify Justly Justice Righteousness (Quality) Salvation Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Physical) Salvation (Deliverance) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means) Redeem To Redeem (Liberate) Redemption (Right) To Redeem (Substitute) Let Be Redeemed Redemption (Deliverance) Truthfulness Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) To Sin Sin Guilt (State) Sin (Act) Sin (Incur Guilt) Guilty (Responsible) Guilt (Consequence) Guiltiness Trespass (Sin) Sinful Sin (Offense) To Stand Guilty Sin (Guilty) Sin (Wrongdoing) Guilty Considered Guilty Guilty Of Sin Previously Sin Against Fear Fear (State) Fear (Terror) Fear (Reverence) Fear (Awe) Fearful Respect Respect (Among People) Bless (Approval) Blessing (Act) Bless (Favor) Blessing (Content) Blessed Bless (Request Favor) Supplication Love To Love Love (Appreciation) Faithful Steadiness (Quality) Faithfulness (Trust)

Themes

Wisdom Psalms

Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit

(Luke 23:44–49)

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

ⓘ The psalmist encourages the godly to find refuge...

The psalmist encourages the godly to find refuge in the Lord and wait for his salvation. Despite having had a death-like experience, he testifies to the Lord’s faithfulness. This psalm foreshadows the suffering of Jesus (Luke 23:46).
ⓘ The Lord offers refuge to anyone who comes...

The Lord offers refuge to anyone who comes to him for protection. The psalmist trusts in and submits to the Lord. See also 71:1–3.
1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge;let me never be put to shame;save me by Your righteousness.2Incline Your ear to me;come quickly to my rescue.Be my rock of refuge,the stronghold of my deliverance.
3For You are my rock and my fortress;lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.4You free me from the net laid out for me,for You are my refuge.5Into Your hands I commit my spirit;†You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
ⓘ Trust in the Lord requires confidence that he...

Trust in the Lord requires confidence that he has our best interests at heart.
6I hate† those who cling to worthless idols,but in the LORD I trust.7I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion,for You have seen my affliction;You have known the anguish of my soul.8You have not delivered me to the enemy;You have set my feet in the open.
ⓘ In this prayer for mercy, the psalmist wedges...

In this prayer for mercy, the psalmist wedges a description of the intensity of suffering and the pain of rejection between two affirmations of trust (31:6, 14).
9Be merciful to me, O LORD,for I am in distress;my eyes fail from sorrow,my soul and body as well.10For my life is consumed with griefand my years with groaning;my iniquity has drained my strength,and my bones are wasting away.11Among all my enemies I am a disgrace,and among my neighbors even more.I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.12I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind.I am like a broken vessel.13For I hear the slander of many;there is terror on every side.They conspire against meand plot to take my life.
ⓘ Hope does not confide in frail and changeable...

Hope does not confide in frail and changeable human beings but only in the Lord. The sufferer entrusts himself to God while waiting for the Lord’s justice.
14But I trust in You, O LORD;I say, “You are my God.”15My times are in Your hands;deliver me from my enemiesand from those who pursue me.16Make Your face shine on Your servant;save me by Your loving devotion.
17O LORD, let me not be ashamed,for I have called on You.Let the wicked be put to shame;let them lie silent in Sheol.18May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous,full of pride and contempt.
ⓘ Since the godly are under the Lord’s protection...

Since the godly are under the Lord’s protection and shelter, evil has no power over them.
ⓘ The psalmist thanks the Lord for answering his...

The psalmist thanks the Lord for answering his prayer (31:1–18) and rescuing him.
19How great is Your goodnesswhich You have laid up for those who fear You,which You have bestowed before the sons of menon those who take refuge in You!20You hide them in the secret place of Your presencefrom the schemes of men.You conceal them in Your shelterfrom accusing tongues.
ⓘ Praise the Lord: The psalmist expresses his joy...

Praise the Lord: The psalmist expresses his joy at the experience of God’s goodness and love. Throughout his ordeal, the Lord has cared for him.
21Blessed be the LORD,for He has shown me His loving devotionin a city under siege.22In my alarm I said,“I am cut off from Your sight!”But You heard my plea for mercywhen I called to You for help.
ⓘ Out of his own pain and renewed awareness...

Out of his own pain and renewed awareness of the Lord’s goodness, the psalmist turns to others who suffer. He holds out the promise of God’s loving care for those who persevere in hoping for the Lord.
23Love the LORD, all His saints.The LORD preserves the faithful,but fully repays the arrogant.24Be strong and courageous,all you who hope in the LORD.