In Psalm 31:5 (Psalm 31:6 in the New American Bible, Revised Edition , NABRE), we find this prophetic Bible prayer of faith: “Into Your hand I commit* My spirit, and You have redeemed Me, LORD God of truth.” In Luke 23:46 Jesus quotes that Bible prayer in Psalms but pluralizes God’s “hand.” “And with a loud voice, Jesus called out, `Father, into Your hands I commit* My Spirit,' and having said this, He breathed forth the Spirit with His very last breath.” *Commit or Commend? In KJV, NABRE, and other translations, the word “commend” is used, rather than “commit.” As Jesus Christ the Son of God hung on the cross, He surely committed Himself wholly to the Father. However, “commend” is even more awesome (in the truest sense) as the word indicates approval, praise, and applause! © 2015, Mary Harwell Sayler prayer-a-phrased today’s readings from many of the translations found on Bible Gateway. …
Actual prayers from the Bible and God's promises from God's Word with a contemporary prayer following each