'Life' in the Bible

Return, LORD, save my life! Deliver me, because of your gracious love.

then, let my enemy pursue me, let him overtake me, and let him trample my life to the ground. Interlude Let him put my honor into the dust.

You cause me to know the path of life; in your presence is joyful abundance, at your right hand there are pleasures forever. A Davidic Prayer.

from men, LORD, by your hand from men who belong to this world, whose reward is only in this life. But as for your treasured ones, may their stomachs be full, may their children have an abundance, and may they leave wealth to their offspring.

The Law of the LORD is perfect, restoring life. The testimony of the LORD is steadfast, making foolish people wise.

He asked life from you, and you gave it to him a long life for ever and ever.

Deliver me from the sword; my precious life from the power of the dog.

He revives my life; he leads me in pathways that are righteous for the sake of his name.

Truly, goodness and gracious love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will remain in the LORD's Temple forever. A Davidic Psalm.

Preserve my life and deliver me; do not let me be ashamed, because I take refuge in you.

The LORD is my light and my salvation whom will I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?

I have asked one thing from the LORD; it is what I really seek: that I may remain in the LORD's Temple all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD; and to inquire in his Temple.

My life is consumed by sorrow, my years with groaning. My strength has faltered because of my iniquity; my bones have been consumed.

I have heard the slander of many; it is like terror all around me, as they conspire together and plot to take my life.

Let me not be ashamed, LORD, for I have called upon you. Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in the next life.

Who among you desires life, and wants long life in order to see good?

Let those who seek my life be ashamed and disgraced; let those who plot evil against me be driven back and confounded.

LORD, how long will you just watch? Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from these young lions.

For with you is a fountain of life, and in your light we will see light.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to do me harm brag all day long about their wicked planning.

"LORD, let me know how my life ends, and the standard by which you will measure my days, whatever it is! Then I will know how transient my life is.

Look, you have made my life span fit in your hand; It is nothing compared to yours. Surely every person at their best is a puff of wind. Interlude

May those who seek to destroy my life be ashamed and confounded; let them be driven backwards and humiliated, particularly those who wish me evil.

By day the LORD will command his gracious love, and by night his song is with me a prayer to the God of my life.

No man can redeem the life of another, nor can he give to God a sufficient payment for him

for it would cost too much to redeem his life, and the payments would go on forever

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

Look, God is my helper; the Lord is with those who are guarding my life.

They gather together and hide in ambush. They watch my every step as they lie in wait for my life.

Look, they lie in ambush for my life; these violent men gather together against me, but not because of any transgression or sin of mine, LORD.

Add day after day to the king's life; may his years continue for many generations.

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

He gives us life and does not permit our feet to slip.

May they be erased from the Book of Life, and their names not be written with the righteous.

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you, whose life you have redeemed.

Don't hand over the life of your dove to beasts; do not continuously forget your afflicted ones.

For my life is filled with troubles as I approach Sheol.

I will satisfy him with long life; I will show him my deliverance. A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath Day

I will pay attention to living a life of integrity when will I attain it? I will live with integrity of heart in my house.

My eyes are looking at the faithful of the land, so they may live with me; The one who lives a life of integrity will serve me.

My life is like a declining shadow, and I am withering like a plant.

I say, "My God, whose years continue through all generations, do not take me in the middle of my life.

he continues to redeem your life from the Pit, and he continuously surrounds you with gracious love and compassion.

A person's life is like grass it blossoms like wild flowers,

How blessed are those whose life is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD!

Help me live my life by your commands, because my joy is in them.

Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I do not forget your instruction.

The LORD will guard you from all evil, preserving your life.

It is like the dew of Hermon falling on Zion's mountains. For there the LORD commanded his blessing life everlasting. A Song of Ascents

Though I walk straight into trouble, you preserve my life, stretching out your hand to fight the vehemence of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

You scrutinize my life and my rest; you are familiar with all of my ways.

For those who oppose me are pursuing my life, crushing me to the ground, making me sit in darkness like those who died long ago.

For the sake of your name, LORD, preserve my life. Because you are righteous, bring me out of trouble.