He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it to him, even length of days for ever and ever.

But thou art he that brought me forth into life: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

The Lord will laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

Yet the LORD will command his loving-kindness in the day-time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer to the God of my life.

That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.

Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

By thee have I been sustained from my birth: thou art he that brought me into life: my praise shall be continually of thee.

And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

Thou makest us a strife to our neighbors: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh to the grave.

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.

Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies;

I will sing to the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself to prayer.

And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

Because he hath inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.

Let thy tender mercies come to me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

MEM. O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.

Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold.

Look thou upon me, and be merciful to me, as thou usest to do to those that love thy name.

The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

Consider how I love thy precepts: revive me, O LORD, according to thy loving-kindness.

I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.

Great peace have they who love thy law: and nothing shall cause them to stumble.

My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for ever.

Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.

For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises to my God while I have any being.

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; who taketh away the life of its owners.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

None that go to her return again, neither do they take hold of the paths of life.

For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

So shall they be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

He taught me also, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

For they are life to those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Lest thou shouldst ponder the path of life, her ways are movable, that thou canst not know them.

Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

For by means of a lewd woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thy eye.

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

Till a dart striketh through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

For whoever findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor from the LORD.

But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he shall hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

The labor of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

In the way of righteousness is life; and in the path of it there is no death.