'Keep' in the Bible

All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

O Lord, keep in mind your pity and your mercies; for they have been from the earliest times.

Do not keep in mind my sins when I was young, or my wrongdoing: let your memory of me be full of mercy, O Lord, because of your righteousness.

All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.

May integrity and what is rightwatch over me,for I wait for You.

For in the day of evil he will hide me in his pavilion; in the secret of his tent will he keep me concealed: he will set me high upon a rock.

{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, if thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed; keep me safe in your righteousness.

Incline your ear to me. Quickly deliver me. Become my rock of refuge, {a fortified keep} to save me.

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

I made my wrongdoing clear to you, and did not keep back my sin. I said, I will put it all before the Lord; and you took away my wrongdoing and my sin. (Selah.)

Thou art a hiding-place for me, From distress Thou dost keep me, With songs of deliverance dost compass me. Selah.

To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.

Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Take up your spear and keep back my attackers; say to my soul, I am your salvation.

Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one.

This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

And the Lord will be their help, and keep them safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith in him.

Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.

{To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.} I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;see, I do not keep my mouth closed—as You know, Lord.

LORD, do not withhold your mercy from me, for your gracious love and truthfulness will keep me safe continuously.

The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

My tears have been my food day and night, while people keep asking me all day long, "Where is your God?"

My soul is crushed down in me, so I will keep you in mind; from the land of Jordan and of the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.

Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

O daughter, give thought and attention, and let your ear be open; no longer keep in mind your people, and your father's house;

I will keep the memory of your name living through all generations; and because of this the people will give you praise for ever.

(Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

I keep track of every bird in the hills, and the insects of the field are mine.

When you see a thief, you befriend him, and you keep company with adulterers.

For the arrogant have arisen against me; oppressors have sought to take my life. They do not keep God in mind! Interlude

You keep track of my misery. Put my tears in your leather container! Are they not recorded in your scroll?

I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death; wilt thou not keep my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.

Save me from my enemies, my God! Keep me safe from those who rise up against me.

Take me out of the power of the workers of evil, and keep me safe from the men of blood.

I will keep watch for You, my strength,because God is my stronghold.

Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour.

I will make your tent my resting-place for ever: I will keep myself under the cover of your wings. (Selah.)

He dwelleth to the age before God, Kindness and truth appoint -- they keep him.

O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.

Keep me safe from the secret purpose of wrongdoers; from the band of the workers of evil;

He rules by His might forever;His eyes keep watch on the nations;Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.

And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me,Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation,Your power to all who are to come.

He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.

But now I am always with you, for you keep holding my right hand.

Keep in mind your band of worshippers, for whom you gave payment in the days which are past, whom you took for yourself as the people of your heritage; even this mountain of Zion, which has been your resting-place.

Keep this in mind, O Lord, that your haters have said cruel things, and that your name has been looked down on by a people of evil behaviour.

Keep in mind your undertaking; for the dark places of the earth are full of pride and cruel acts.

Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.

Keep in mind the voice of your haters; the outcry of those who come against you goes up every day.

While the earth and all its inhabitants melt away, it is I who keep its pillars firm." Interlude

You, you are to be feared; who may keep his place before you in the time of your wrath?

Make and keep your vowsto the Lord your God;let all who are around Him bring tributeto the awe-inspiring One.

I will keep God in memory, with sounds of grief; my thoughts are troubled, and my spirit is overcome. (Selah.)

You keep my eyes from sleep; I am so troubled that no words come.

And I said, It is a weight on my spirit; but I will keep in mind the years of the right hand of the Most High.

I will keep in mind the works of Jah: I will keep the memory of your wonders in the past.

We will not keep them secret from our children; we will make clear to the coming generation the praises of the Lord and his strength, and the great works of wonder which he has done.

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

They did not keep God’s covenantand refused to live by His law.

And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.

They did not keep in mind the work of his hand, or the day when he took them from the power of their haters;

He let his wrath have its way; he did not keep back their soul from death, but gave their life to disease.

But they rebelliously tested the Most High God,for they did not keep His decrees.

How long, Yahweh? Will You be angry forever?Will Your jealousy keep burning like fire?

So will we not be turned back from you; keep us in life, and we will give praise to your name.

If only my people would obey me! If only Israel would keep my commands!

{A Song or Psalm of Asaph.} Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations?

Keep my soul, for I am pious, Save Thy servant -- who is trusting to Thee, O Thou, my God.

The Lord will keep in mind, when he is writing the records of the people, that this man had his birth there. (Selah.)

You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.

You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.

My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.

If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever?Will Your anger keep burning like fire?

What man now living will not see death? will he be able to keep back his soul from the underworld? (Selah.)

Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;

teach us to keep account of our days so we may develop inner wisdom.

He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease.

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

That You may grant him [power to calm himself and find] peace in the days of adversity,Until the pit is dug for the wicked and ungodly.

He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.

To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;

That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;