Thoughts about Psalm 31

Here we have a Psalm written by David himself, a Psalm with just about everything in it but all leading to one main theme. In a time of need when you feel as though the Lord has abandoned you, He is there, Was there, and will always be there. One of the main parts in this passage that I have been in contemplation over is verse 5. It reads this way: "Into your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth" Does any part of that sound familiar? It should. Check out Luke 23:46, those are the same words that Jesus says as His last breath is breathed out of His body. This happens when the Father turns His face away from a Man who was Him and had no sin, who now had the sin of the world. Jesus was in a place that He had never been before, without the presence of His Father. I draw this conclusion from Habakkuk because it is talking about the nature of God when it states this: "You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and cannot look on wickedness..." So in a time of utter need, in a time when He felt no more pleasure from His Father, He does the only thing that He knows is true. Being a Man that had immense knowledge of the scripture, He had it flowing through His Body, He knew that it was the Word and that the Word will never come back void (Isaiah 55:11). Thus He quotes a Psalm that is all about God being a protector in a time when you need Him the most. Now I believe that Jesus did this to bring reassurance to His being that even though He did not feel the presence of the Father with Him, He knew that God would always be His rock and His fortress (Psalm 31:3). I believe this is the same reason for Him quoting Psalm 22 in the other accounts of the Crucifixion.

Still at the same time it is the utter obidence of Jesus displayed. In all of this He had the power to call down legions of angels to deliver Him. Instead He sticks with the plan. "...not as I will, but as You will." Matthew 26:39. With Him making this statement in the garden all that could follow was obedience. So Jesus quoting Psalm 31 was also Him in essence saying "Father, make Your face shine upon Your servent..." (Psalm 31:16) Here I am, I have compleated Your work so I give you all that is yours forever.

I have been loving this Psalm because of these truths that are found throughout it. If y'all have any other comments I would greatly appreciate them.