Psalm 31:5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth.
David is so confident in the Lord, in His strength and His love, that he can commit his spirit into the hand of God. He can entrust himself into God’s hands because He has redeemed him already and He is a God of Truth. He knows he can count on the truthfulness of His promise to deliver, protect, and care for him. He has done it before and he knows He will do it again. No matter what threats the Enemy makes or what troubles the World brings he believes he can surrender himself to the safekeeping of the trustworthy God who loves him.
We also can commend ourselves to the hands of God for safekeeping and tender care. We do so every night and every morning. And often during the day we pray for the Lord to “deliver us from evil.” He will deliver us from harm to body and soul and finally take us from this vale of tears to Himself in heaven.
Jesus on the cross commended His spirit into the hands of His Father. And look what happened: He rose again in victory. Our response to the Gospel is the faith to surrender to the Lord. In place of trusting in our own prideful self, we give it to God.