Psalms 31 · Verse 5

Psalms 31:5

Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.
Psalms 31:5, King James Version

Psalms 31:5 in other translations

BSBInto Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
WEBInto your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, LORD, God of truth.
ASVInto thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth.
YLTInto Thy hand I commit my spirit, Thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah God of truth.
DARBYInto thy hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah, thouGod of truth.
BBEInto your hands I give my spirit; you are my saviour, O Lord God for ever true.
WebsterInto thy hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.

What does Psalms 31:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 31:5-6
5-6. commit my spirit--my life, or myself. Our Saviour used the words on the Cross [Lu 23:46], not as prophetical, but, as many pious men have done, as expressive of His unshaken confidence in God. The Psalmist rests on God's faithfulness to His promises to His people, and hence avows himself one of them, detesting all who revere objects of idolatry (compare De 32:21; 1Co 8:4).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit - These words, as they stand in the Vulgate, were in the highest credit among our ancestors; by whom they were used in all dangers, difficulties, and in the article of death. In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum, was used by the sick when about to expire, if they were sensible; and if not, the priest said it in their behalf. In forms of prayer for sick and dying persons, these words were frequently inserted in Latin, though all the rest of the prayer was English; for it was supposed there was something sovereign in the language itself. But let not the abuse of such words hinder their usefullness. For an ejaculation nothing can be better; and when the pious or the tempted with confidence use them, nothing can exceed their effect. "Into thy hands I commend my spirit; for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth." I give my soul to thee, for it is thine: thou hast redeemed it by thy blood; it is safe nowhere but in thy hand. Thou hast promised to save them that trust in thee; thou art the God of truth, and canst not deny thyself. But these words are particularly sanctified, or set apart for this purpose, by the use made of them by our blessed Lord just before he expired on the cross. "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Πατερ, εις χειρας σου παρατιθεμαι το πνευμα μου· 'Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit,'" Luk 23:46. The rest of the verse was not suitable to the Savior of the world, and therefore he omits it; but it is suitable to us who have been redeemed by that sacrificial death. St. Stephen uses nearly the same words, and they were the last that he uttered. Act 7:59.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 31:1-8

Faith and prayer must go together, for the prayer of faith is the prevailing prayer. David gave up his soul in a special manner to God. And with the words, ver. 5, our Lord Jesus yielded up his last breath on the cross, and made his soul a free-will offering for sin, laying down his life as a ransom. But David is here as a man in distress and trouble. And his great care is about his soul, his spirit, his better…

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Psalms 31:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּיָדְךָ֮be.ya.de.Khain hand yourH3027
אַפְקִ֪יד'af.KidI entrustH6485
ר֫וּחִ֥יru.Chispirit myH7307
פָּדִ֖יתָהpa.Di.tahyou have redeemedH6299
אוֹתִ֥י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
אֵ֣ל'elGod ofH410
אֱמֶֽת\׃'e.MetfaithfulnessH571

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 31:5

  • Luke 23:46

    And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

  • Acts 7:59

    And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

  • Deuteronomy 32:4

    He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

  • Psalms 71:23

    My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

  • 1 Peter 1:18-19

    Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

  • Hebrews 6:18

    That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

  • 2 Timothy 2:13

    If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

  • Titus 1:2

    In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

  • Leviticus 25:48

    After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:

  • Revelation 5:9

    And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

  • Genesis 48:16

    The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

  • Isaiah 50:2

    Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Into.
Lu 23:46; Ac 7:59; 2Ti 1:12
thou.
71:23; 130:8; Ge 48:16; Le 25:48; Isa 50:2; Tit 2:14; 1Pe 1:18,19
Re 5:9
God.
De 32:4; 2Ti 2:13; Tit 1:2; Heb 6:18

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Context

  • Psalms 31:4

    Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

  • Psalms 31:5

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

  • Psalms 31:6

    I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.

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Psalms 31:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En tu mano encomiendo mi espíritu: tú me has redimido, oh Jehová, Dios de verdad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Fais-moi sortir du filet qu’ils ont caché pour moi; car toi, tu es ma force.
German
Elberfelder 1871
In deine Hand befehle ich meinen Geist. Du hast mich erlöst, Jehova, du Gott der Wahrheit!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Delictum meum cognitum tibi feci, et injustitiam meam non abscondi. Dixi: Confitebor adversum me injustitiam meam Domino; et tu remisisti impietatem peccati mei.