Day 1 · Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit
Psalm 31:1–13
1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness. 2Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance. 3For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name. 4You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge. 5Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth. 6I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust. 7I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul. 8You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open. 9Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. 10For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away. 11Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends— they flee when they see me on the street. 12I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel. 13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Berean Standard Bible
Observe
In verses 9–13, what words and images does the writer use to describe how his distress has affected his body, his mind, and his relationships?
Apply
When grief, fatigue, or stress weighs on you this week, what is one simple way you can commit that heavy burden into God's hands in prayer?
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