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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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Footnotes

  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.

I hate those who cling to worthless idols;(A)
    as for me, I trust in the Lord.(B)
I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
    for you saw my affliction(C)
    and knew the anguish(D) of my soul.
You have not given me into the hands(E) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.(F)

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