'Life' in the Bible

The king sent a third captain and his fifty soldiers. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. He begged for mercy, "Prophet, please have respect for my life and for the lives of these fifty servants of yours.

Indeed, fire came down from the sky and consumed the two captains who came before me, along with their men. So now, please have respect for my life."

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God? Can I kill or restore life? Why does he ask me to cure a man of his skin disease? Certainly you must see that he is looking for an excuse to fight me!"

Now Elisha advised the woman whose son he had brought back to life, "You and your family should go and live somewhere else for a while, for the Lord has decreed that a famine will overtake the land for seven years."

While Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life, the woman whose son he had brought back to life came to ask the king for her house and field. Gehazi said, "My master, O king, this is the very woman and this is her son whom Elisha brought back to life!"

One day some men were burying a man when they spotted a raiding party. So they threw the dead man into Elisha's tomb. When the body touched Elisha's bones, the dead man came to life and stood on his feet.

I will add fifteen years to your life and rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will shield this city for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant."'"

Jehoiachin took off his prison clothes and ate daily in the king's presence for the rest of his life.

He was given daily provisions by the king for the rest of his life until the day he died.

When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him.

God said to Solomon, "Because you desire this, and did not ask for riches, wealth, and honor, or for vengeance on your enemies, and because you did not ask for long life, but requested wisdom and discernment so you can make judicial decisions for my people over whom I have made you king,

and in the presence of his colleagues and the army of Samaria he said, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they be left to themselves? Will they again offer sacrifice? Will they finish this in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones to life again from piles of dust?"

But I replied, "Should a man like me run away? Would someone like me flee to the temple in order to save his life? I will not go!"

You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, along with all their multitude of stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

Queen Esther replied, "If I have met with your approval, O king, and if the king is so inclined, grant me my life as my request, and my people as my petition.

In rage the king arose from the banquet of wine and withdrew to the palace garden. Meanwhile, Haman stood to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king had now determined a catastrophic end for him.

But Satan answered the Lord, "Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life!

So the Lord said to Satan, "All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life."

"Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,

What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

Remember that my life is but a breath, that my eyes will never again see happiness.

so that I would prefer strangling, and death more than life.

I am blameless. I do not know myself. I despise my life.

"I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

You gave me life and favor, and your intervention watched over my spirit.

And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning.

in whose hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all the human race.

Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?

Why do I put myself in peril, and take my life in my hands?

But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.

"As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter --

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

I have not even permitted my mouth to sin by asking for his life through a curse --

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

He spares a person's life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.

so that his life loathes food, and his soul rejects appetizing fare.

He draws near to the place of corruption, and his life to the messengers of death.

He redeemed my life from going down to the place of corruption, and my life sees the light!'

to turn back his life from the place of corruption, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

They die in their youth, and their life ends among the male cultic prostitutes.

Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, or made the dawn know its place,

Will it make a pact with you, so you could take it as your slave for life?

So the Lord blessed the second part of Job's life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.

So my heart rejoices and I am happy; My life is safe.

You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.

The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one's life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.

The Lord's precepts are fair and make one joyful. The Lord's commands are pure and give insight for life.

He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.

Deliver me from the sword! Save my life from the claws of the wild dogs!

Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the Lord's house for the rest of my life.

By David. The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!

I have asked the Lord for one thing -- this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord's house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple.

For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one's life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

"What profit is there in taking my life, in my descending into the Pit? Can the dust of the grave praise you? Can it declare your loyalty?

Into your hand I entrust my life; you will rescue me, O Lord, the faithful God.

For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.

Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life?

May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions!

For you are the one who gives and sustains life.

Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

"O Lord, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!

Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.

Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away."

May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

May the Lord protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!

(the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),

But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah)

For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life. (Selah)

They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.

Give the king long life! Make his lifetime span several generations!

Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.

Enemies seek to destroy my life, but they will descend into the depths of the earth.

For the music director; a psalm of David. Listen to me, O God, as I offer my lament! Protect my life from the enemy's terrifying attacks.

May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people!

For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.

O God, arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.

For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.

No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah)

I will satisfy him with long life, and will let him see my salvation.

He has taken away my strength in the middle of life; he has cut short my days.

I say, "O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life! You endure through all generations.

who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,

who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle's.

A person's life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,

He made cursing a way of life, so curses poured into his stomach like water and seeped into his bones like oil.

because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

I called on the name of the Lord, "Please Lord, rescue my life!"

Yes, Lord, you rescued my life from death, and kept my feet from stumbling.

(Bet) How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions!

My life is in continual danger, but I do not forget your law.

The Lord will protect you from all harm; he will protect your life.

May the Lord bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,

It is like the dew of Hermon, which flows down upon the hills of Zion. Indeed that is where the Lord has decreed a blessing will be available -- eternal life.

Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.