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Into your hands I commend my spirit;[a]
    you will redeem me, O Lord, God of truth.
You hate those who cling to false idols,
    but I put my trust in the Lord.
I will rejoice and exult in your kindness[b]
    because you have witnessed my affliction
    and have taken note of my anguish.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:6 Into your hands I commend my spirit: last words of Christ on the cross (see Lk 23:46) and St. Stephen (see Acts 7:59). Spirit: life itself.
  2. Psalm 31:8 Kindness: see note on Ps 6:5.