Psalms 31:5,6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

Into your hand I commend my spirit,

You have redeemed me, O YHWH, you God of truth.

I hate those who regard lying vanities (false idols),

But I trust in YHWH.

With that in mind he commends his spirit to God because he knows that it is YHWH the God of truth Who has redeemed him. God has, as it were, paid a price that he might live by exerting His power on his behalf. It should be noted that he is not here commending his spirit to God because he expects to die, but because he wants to live. This is in contrast with Jesus' use of the words in Luke 23:46, although it is equally significant in that context. And he then confirms that he wants nothing to do with false worship, and indeed hates those who participate in it. Rather he trusts wholly in YHWH. We gain the impression that the people who were trying to trap him in their secret nets were indeed such false worshippers. But with God's help he has escaped them and emerged triumphant.

Psalms 31:5-6

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

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