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[a]Into your hands I commend my spirit;(A)
    you will redeem me, Lord, God of truth.
You hate those who serve worthless idols,
    but I trust in the Lord.
I will rejoice and be glad in your mercy,
    once you have seen my misery,
    [and] gotten to know the distress of my soul.(B)

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  1. 31:6 Into your hands I commend my spirit: in Lk 23:46 Jesus breathes his last with this Psalm verse. Stephen in Acts 7:59 alludes to these words as he is attacked by enemies. The verse is used as an antiphon in the Divine Office at Compline, the last prayer of the day.