'Keep' in the Bible

You, O Lord, will preserve and keep them;You will protect him from this [evil] generation forever.

Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have placed my trust and found refuge.

Keep me [in Your affectionate care, protect me] as the apple of Your eye;Hide me in the [protective] shadow of Your wings

I was blameless before Him,And I kept myself free from my sin.

Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous (deliberate, willful) sins;Let them not rule and have control over me.Then I will be blameless (complete),And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.

All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship;All those who go down to the dust (the dead) will bow before Him,Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

All the paths of the Lord are lovingkindness and goodness and truth and faithfulnessTo those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

Guard my soul and rescue me;Do not let me be ashamed or disappointed,For I have taken refuge in You.

In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots and conspiracies of man;You keep them secretly in a shelter (pavilion) from the strife of tongues.

To rescue their lives from deathAnd keep them alive in famine.

Keep your tongue from evilAnd your lips from speaking deceit.

You have seen this, O Lord; do not keep silent.O Lord, do not be far from me.

Wait for and expect the Lord and keep His way,And He will exalt you to inherit the land;[In the end] when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

The Lord will protect him and keep him alive;And he will be called blessed in the land;You do not hand him over to the desire of his enemies.

May our God come and not keep silent;Fire devours before Him,And around Him a mighty tempest rages.

Who rules by His might forever,His eyes keep watch on the nations;Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

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.

“The earth and all the inhabitants of it melt [in tumultuous times].It is I who will steady its pillars. Selah.

That they should place their confidence in GodAnd not forget the works of God,But keep His commandments,

Do not keep silent, O God;Do not hold Your peace or be still, O God.

“My lovingkindness I will keep for him forevermore,And My covenant will be confirmed to him.

If they break My statutesAnd do not keep My commandments,

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 strive with us,Nor will He keep His anger forever.

To those who honor and keep His covenant,And remember to do His commandments [imprinting His word on their hearts].

So that they might observe His preceptsAnd keep His laws [obediently accepting and honoring and valuing them].Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

O God of my praise!Do not keep silent,

Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.

You have ordained Your precepts,That we should follow them with [careful] diligence.

I shall keep Your statutes;Do not utterly abandon me [when I fail].

Take reproach and contempt away from me,For I observe Your testimonies.

He.Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,And I will [steadfastly] observe it to the end.

Give me understanding [a teachable heart and the ability to learn], that I may keep Your law;And observe it with all my heart.

I will keep Your law continually,Forever and ever [writing Your precepts on my heart].

Heth.The Lord is my portion;I have promised to keep Your words.

I hurried and did not delayTo keep Your commandments.

Before I was afflicted I went astray,But now I keep and honor Your word [with loving obedience].

The arrogant have forged a lie against me,But I will keep Your precepts with all my heart.

According to Your steadfast love refresh me and give me life,So that I may keep and obey the testimony of Your mouth.

I understand more than the aged [who have not observed Your precepts],Because I have observed and kept Your precepts.

I have restrained my feet from every evil way,That I may keep Your word.

I have sworn [an oath] and have confirmed it,That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.

Leave me, you evildoers,That I may keep the commandments of my God [honoring and obeying them].

Redeem me from the oppression of man;That I may keep Your precepts.

My eyes weep streams of waterBecause people do not keep Your law.

Qoph.I cried with all my heart; answer me, O Lord!I will observe Your statutes.

I cried to You; save meAnd I will keep Your testimonies.

The Lord will protect you from all evil;He will keep your life.

The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in [everything that you do]From this time forth and forever.

If You, Lord, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly,O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?

“If your children will keep My covenantAnd My testimony which I will teach them,Their children also shall sit upon your throne forever.”

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;Protect me from violent menWho intend to trip up my steps.

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;Keep watch over the door of my lips [to keep me from speaking thoughtlessly].

Keep me from the jaws of the trap which they have set for me,And from the snares of those who do evil.