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[a]Into your hands I commend my spirit;(A)
    you will redeem me, Lord, God of truth.

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  1. 31:6 Into your hands I commend my spirit: in Lk 23:46 Jesus breathes his last with this Psalm verse. Stephen in Acts 7:59 alludes to these words as he is attacked by enemies. The verse is used as an antiphon in the Divine Office at Compline, the last prayer of the day.

I hate those who cling to worthless idols;(A)
    as for me, I trust in the Lord.(B)

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59 As they were stoning Stephen,(A) he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”[a]

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  1. 7:59 Compare Lk 23:34, 46.

59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”(A)

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