God Is Faithful to His Covenant (vv. 16-19). The phrase “I am your servant” is equivalent to “I am a son of the covenant.” His father and mother had brought him to the priest eight days after his birth, and there he received the sign of the covenant and the name his parents had selected for him (Lev. 12:3; Luke 1:57-63; 2:21). If he kept the covenant and obeyed the Lord, he had the right to come to the Lord with his needs and ask Him for help. Believers today belong to God’s new covenant family in Christ, but this does not guarantee protection from pain and trials. However, it does mean that God is in control and will work all things for our good and His glory, even our deaths (Rom. 8:28; John 21:17-19; 2 Peter 1:12-15). Even our Lord lived on a divine timetable and could not be crucified until the chosen hour had come (John 2:4; 7:30; 8:20; 12:23; 13:1; 17:1). May the Lord help us to end well and be faithful to Him (2 Tim. 4:6-8).