Psalms 30:6

Verse 6. Spirit. Hebrew ruach. Our Saviour determines the signification of this word, and shews that the saints of the Old Testament believed that the soul survived after its separation from the body, which some commentators have unguardedly said could not be clearly proved. This text may be applicable both to David and to Jesus Christ in a literal sense, as nothing contradictory would ensue, no more than from the prediction, out of Egypt I have called my son, being verified both in the Israelites and in the Messias; as both may truly be styled sons of God, though in a different sense. It is not so with that other prophecy, Behold a virgin, and so forth which some say related both to the wife of the prophet and to the blessed Virgin: which cannot be, as they would not both have children, and still remain virgins. When two literal senses are admitted, they must not be contradictory. The verb is here in the future, both in Hebrew Septuagint and in the common Greek of the New Testament; (Lu. 23:46) though some MSS. of the latter have the present tense, which is adopted by Prot. and so forth Bert.—David commits his cause to God, being convinced that his promises would not be in vain. S. Stephen said in like manner, Lord receive my spirit; (Acts 7:58) and “the saints use this prayer when they leave the body,” (Saint Jerome Calmet.) as well as on any other important occasion, particularly when they receive the holy sacrament. Worthington.—Redeemed, by freeing me from many dangers. The resurrection of Christ might be called a redemption; for which he had paid the price. Bert.