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Psalms 31 · Grade 4

Into Your Hand I Commend My Spirit

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Read and Think

Psalm 31's title says it is for the Chief Musician and is a Psalm by David. It moves back and forth between trouble and trust. David begins, In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. He calls God his rock and fortress and asks God to pull him out of the net his enemies have hidden. Then he says, Into your hand I commend my spirit. To commend is to entrust. In the New Testament, Jesus prays these words on the cross (Luke 23:46).

David honestly describes his distress. His eye, soul, and body waste away with grief. People who see him on the street run from him, and enemies plot against him. Yet he says, But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, You are my God. My times are in your hand. He praises God's great goodness and recalls that even when he felt cut off, God heard his cry. He ends, Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

Show What You Know

  1. What does commend mean?

  2. In the New Testament, who prays verse 5 on the cross?

  3. What does My times are in your hand mean for David?

  4. What happened when David felt cut off?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

trustrockrefugeGodspirit
  1. It moves back and forth between trouble and .
  2. David begins, In you, Yahweh, I take .
  3. He calls God his and fortress and asks God to pull him out of the net his enemies have hidden.
  4. Then he says, Into your hand I commend my .
  5. I said, You are my .

Think About It

  1. David said, My times are in your hand. What part of your life do you need to trust into God's hand?

  2. Psalm 31 moves between trouble and trust. How can you say But I trust in you on a hard day?

Memory Verse

“My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.”

Psalms 31:15 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for holding my days in Your hand. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does God hold you together when you feel broken?
  • Who could you pray for who feels left out?

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