Into your hands I commit my spirit
The Old Testament
Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
Psalm 31:5
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In the New Testament
Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
Luke 23:46
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Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD.
The last words of Jesus according to Luke. In later Jewish tradition this line also became part of the prayer before going to sleep. Stephen later prays almost the same thing, but to Jesus: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.