'Life' in the Bible

Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

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

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.

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.

Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

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

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

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

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

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

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

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

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

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 evermore.

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.