Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit
(Luke 23:44–49)

1To the overseer, chanting of David. In thee, O Jehovah, I put my trust, I shall not be ashamed forever: in thy justice deliver me.

2Incline thine ear to me, hastening to deliver me: be to me for a rock of strength, for a house of fortresses to save me.

3For thou my rock and my fortress; and for sake of thy name thou wilt guide me, and thou wilt protect me.

4Thou wilt bring me forth from the net which they concealed for me: for thou my fortress.

5Into thy hand I will commit my spirit: thou didst redeem me, O Jehovah God of truth.

6I hated those watching vanities of falsehood, and I trusted to Jehovah.

7I will rejoice and be glad in thy mercy, for thou sawest mine affliction; thou knewest my soul in straits;

8And thou didst not shut me up in the hand of the enemy: thou didst cause my feet to stand in a broad place.

9Pity me, O Jehovah, for straits are to me: mine eye fell away; with trouble my soul and my belly.

10For my life was finished in sorrow, and my years in sighing: my strength was weak in mine iniquity, and my bones fell away.

11From all mine enemies I was a reproach, and greatly to my neighbors, and a fear to those knowing me: they seeing me without fled from me.

12I was forgotten as the dead from the heart: I was a vessel perishing.

13For I heard the slander of many sojourning round about: in their sitting together against me they purposed to take away my soul.

14And I trusted upon thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou my God.

15My times in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from those pursuing me.

16Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me in thy mercy.

17O Jehovah, I shall not be ashamed, for I called upon thee: the unjust shall be ashamed and they shall be destroyed to hades.

18The lips of falsehood shall be mute; speaking boldly in pride and contempt.

19How much thy goodness which thou didst conceal for them fearing thee; thou didst work for those putting their trust in thee before the sons of man.

20Thou wilt cover them in the covering of thy face from the snares of man: thou wilt conceal them in the booth from the strife of tongues.

21Praised be Jehovah, for he made wonderful his mercy to me in the fortified city.

22And I said in my hasty flight; I was cut off from before thine eyes: yet thou heardest the voice of my supplications in my crying to thee.

23Love Jehovah, all ye his godly ones: and he watched the faithful and requiting abundantly the doing of pride.

24Be strong, and he will strengthen your heart, all ye waiting for Jehovah.