'Dear' in the Bible

Rescue my life from the sword,My only life from the paw of the dog (the executioner).

Lord, how long will You look on [without action]?Rescue my life from their destructions,My only life from the young lions.

“With rebukes You discipline man for sin;You consume like a moth what is precious to him;Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.