116 occurrences

'Save' in the Bible

God sent me [to Egypt] ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to keep you alive by a great escape.

Verse ConceptsRemnantRescueEscaping EvilSurvivors Of IsraelIndividuals Saving OthersIdentityTaking Care Of The Earthdeliverance

On the first day [of the feast] you shall have a holy and solemn assembly, and on the seventh day there shall be another holy and solemn assembly; no work of any kind shall be done on those days, except for the preparation of food which every person must eat—only that may be done by you.

Verse ConceptsHolidayWork, And RestConvocationsThe Seventh Day Of The WeekDay 7No Work On Feast DaysChristmas TreeGraduationcookingprepping

so that someone who committed manslaughter could flee there, [that is, a person] who killed his neighbor unintentionally and without previously having hostility toward him, and that by escaping to one of these cities he might [claim the right of asylum and] save his life:

Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyManslaughterNot HatingUnintentional

for the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’

Verse ConceptsBattlesGod With YouGod Saving From EnemiesstruggleWarTrusting God's PlanProtection From EnemiesBattle

Only in the cities of these peoples that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, you shall not leave alive anything that breathes.

Verse ConceptsCities Under AttackMassacresbreathingbreathgenocide

When he found her in the [open] field, the engaged girl [may have] cried out for help, but there was no one to [hear and] save her.

Verse ConceptsRescue

and you will be groping at noon [in broad daylight], just as the blind grope in the darkness, and nothing you do will prosper; but you will only be oppressed and exploited and robbed continually, with no one to save you.

Verse ConceptsNoonRescueWorldly DilemmasWalking In DarknessNot ProsperingRobbing PeopleSpiritual Darkness

and spare my father and my mother and my brothers and my sisters, along with everyone who belongs to them, and let us all live.”

Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenDeath Of A Family MemberDeath Of A MotherDeath Of A FatherFamily DeathProtecting Your Family

So the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not abandon your servants; come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all [five of] the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country have assembled against us.”

Verse ConceptsGroups Helping

But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you plead for Baal? Will you save him? Whoever pleads for Baal shall be put to death while it is still morning. If Baal is a god, let him defend himself, because someone has torn down his altar.”

When the people (soldiers) came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord here from Shiloh, so that He may come among us and save us from the hand of our enemies.”

Verse ConceptsWhy Does God Do This?

And the sons of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, so that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

Verse ConceptsRescueUnceasingAlways PrayingIndividuals Saving OthersPray For Us

“About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him as leader over My people Israel; and he will save My people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon [the distress of] My people, because their cry [for help] has come to Me.”

Verse ConceptsDeliverersGod's Action TomorrowAnointing KingsCries Of Distress To GodMaking KingsIndividuals Saving Others

But some worthless men said, “How can this man save and rescue us?” And they regarded Saul with contempt and did not bring him a gift. But he ignored the insult and kept silent.

Verse ConceptsGiftsReproachInsultsPrejudiceSilenceSpeech, Power And Significance OfSuperiorityTreasonIndividuals Being SilentNo One Can SaveNot Giving

The elders of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Give us seven days so that we may send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out [and surrender] to you.”

Verse ConceptsWeeksSeven DaysLeave Us AloneSurrender

Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch for him, so that he might kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, told him, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”

Verse ConceptsDawnWatchfulness, Of BelieversDuring One Night

So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodThe Nations Attacked

Now then, do it [and make him king]! For the Lord has spoken of David, saying, ‘By the hand of My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and the hand of all their enemies.’”

Verse ConceptsMinistry, Nature OfServanthood, In Life Of BelieversIndividuals Saving Others

My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge,My Savior—You save me from violence.

Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalGod, The RockGod, Titles And Names OfRefugeesShieldsViolenceStrongholdsYou Are Our GodProtection And Safetysheltercrusades

“They looked, but there was no savior for them—Even to the Lord [they looked], but He did not answer them.

Verse ConceptsHelpfulnessGod Not AnsweringNo One Can Save

Come now, please let me advise you and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.

Verse ConceptsKeeping Oneself AliveMan's Counsel

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the kings of Aram and of Israel, who are rising up against me.”

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutAliancesInvitationsServanthood, In SocietyAllegiances

Now, O Lord our God, please, save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know [without any doubt] that You alone, O Lord, are God.”

Verse ConceptsKingdomsKnowing God, Nature OfAfflictions, Prayer DuringNo Other Is GodKnowing That There Is A God

‘For I will protect this city to save it, for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with DavidGod Saves The NeedyFor The Sake Of God's People

Then say, “Save us, O God of our salvation;Gather us together and rescue us from the nations,That we may give thanks to Your holy name,And glory in Your praise.”

Verse ConceptsGod, Holiness OfSalvation, Sought ByGathering Israel

‘If evil comes on us, or the sword of judgment, or plague, or famine, we will stand before this house and before You (for Your Name and Your Presence is in this house) and we will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear and save us.’

Verse ConceptsdiscouragementPlaguesPrayer In DiscouragementStandingSwordsHelp In Shortage

“Because he knew no quietness or calm within him [because of his greed],He does not retain anything he desires.

Verse ConceptsStoringTreasureIndigestionGreed

“[If you can do all this, Job, proving your divine power] then I [God] will also praise you and acknowledgeThat your own right hand can save you.

Verse Conceptsconfessing

Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God!For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek;You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.

Verse ConceptsTeethCheeksSmitten CheeksBoxingDentistryBreaking TeethGod Beating PeopleGod ArisingSave Us!Protection From EnemiesEmotions

Return, O Lord, rescue my soul;Save me because of Your [unfailing] steadfast love and mercy.

Verse ConceptsLove, Nature Ofsoulrelaxation

O Lord my God, in You I take refuge;Save me and rescue me from all those who pursue me,

Verse ConceptsSuffering SaintsPersecution, Christian ResponseTrust

Wondrously show Your [marvelous and amazing] lovingkindness,O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right handFrom those who rise up against them.

Verse ConceptsLovingkindnessRight Hand Of GodTrust, Importance OfLoving Kindness Of GodRight Sides

Save me from the lion’s mouth;From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.

Verse ConceptsHornsMouthsDeliverance From LionsWild OxUnicorns

Incline Your ear to me, deliver me quickly;Be my rock of refuge,And a strong fortress to save me.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorHope, Results OfRefugeGod Being Our DefencePay Attention O God!Save Us!

For our fathers did not possess the land [of Canaan] by their own sword,Nor did their own arm save them,But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,Because You favored and delighted in them.

Verse ConceptsCountenanceLight, SpiritualPeople Of God, In OtRight Hand Of GodArm Of GodGod's HandStrength Of GodGod Is LightNot Aloneland

As for me, I shall call upon God,And the Lord will save me.

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodAnswered PromisesI PrayGod's Call

He will send from heaven and save me;He calls to account him who tramples me down. Selah.God will send out His lovingkindness and His truth.

Verse ConceptsGod Saving From EnemiesPsalm InterjectionsGod's Truthrebukingharassment

Deliver me from those who practice wrongdoing,And save me from bloodthirsty men.

Verse ConceptsEvildoersReady To KillProtection From Enemies

That Your beloved ones may be rescued,Save with Your right hand and answer us.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodRight Hand Of GodSave Us!

For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah,That His servants may remain there and possess it.

Verse ConceptsBuilding CitiesGod Saves The NeedyGod's Will

In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;Incline Your ear to me and save me.

Verse ConceptsRescuePay Attention O God!Save Us!

Be to me a rock of refuge and a sheltering stronghold to which I may continually come;You have given the commandment to save me,For You are my rock and my fortress.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsdefence, divineGod, The RockRefugeRocksGod Being Our RefugeProtection And Safety

When God arose to [establish] judgment,To save all the humble of the earth. Selah.

Verse ConceptsPsalm Interjections

Because they did not believe in God [they did not rely on Him, they did not adhere to Him],And they did not trust in His salvation (His power to save).

Verse ConceptsUnbelief, As Response To GodUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfUnbelieversDoubting GodGod's Salvation Made KnownFaith And Trustdeliverance

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Your powerAnd come to save us!

Verse Conceptsawakening

Protect my life (soul), for I am godly and faithful;O You my God, save Your servant, who trusts in You [believing in You and relying on You, confidently committing everything to You].

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To Goddefence, divineGod Keep!Godly Manpiety

Turn to me, and be gracious to me;Grant Your strength [Your might and the power to resist temptation] to Your servant,And save the son of Your handmaid.

Verse ConceptsSeeking God's StrengthSave Us!

That Your beloved [ones] may be rescued,Save with Your right hand, and answer me!

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodRight Hand Of GodPrayer, Offered WithSave Us!

Help me, O Lord my God;Save me according to Your lovingkindness—

Verse ConceptsGod Help!

Then I called on the name of the Lord:“O Lord, please save my life!”

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Described As

O Lord, save now, we beseech You;O Lord, we beseech You, send now prosperity and give us success!

Verse ConceptsSave Us!Success Through GodBlessings And Prosperityatheismsales

I am Yours, save me [as Your own];For I have [diligently] sought Your precepts and required them [as my greatest need].

Verse ConceptsPeople Belong To GodSave Us!

Save my life, O Lord, for Your name’s sake;In Your righteousness bring my life out of trouble.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions, Prayer DuringRevivingGod Does Right For Peoplerevival

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience];He also will hear their cry and will save them.

Verse ConceptsReverence, And BlessingFear Of The LordFear Of God, Results OfPlenty Through GodGod My SalvationGod Pays Attention

The bloodthirsty hate the blameless [because of his integrity],But the upright are concerned for his life.

Verse ConceptsHatredHonestyMurderHating The RighteousReady To Killhaters

It will be said in that day,“Indeed, this is our God for whom we have waited that He would save us.This is the Lord for whom we have waited;Let us shout for joy and rejoice in His salvation.”

Verse ConceptsJoy, And Human ExperienceLast DaysTrust, Importance OfTrustworthinessGiving UpHe Is Our GodRejoicing When Someone Is SavedA New Day

Now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know and fully realize that You alone, Lord, are God.”

Verse ConceptsKnowledge, Of GodNo Other Is GodKnowing That There Is A GodThe Lord [Yahweh] Is God

‘For I will defend this city to save it, for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with DavidGod Being Our DefenceGod DefendingFor The Sake Of God's People

“The Lord is ready to save me;Therefore we will play my songs on stringed instrumentsAll the days of our lives at the house of the Lord.”

Verse ConceptsPraise, Manner And Methods OfStringsGod My Salvationinstruments

That kind of man (the idolater) feeds on ashes [and is satisfied with ashes]! A deceived mind has led him astray, so that he cannot save himself, or ask, “Is this thing [that I am holding] in my right hand not a lie?”

Verse ConceptsDeceitful HeartsAshesHeart, Fallen And RedeemedDeceiving OneselfLyingAshes Of HumiliationEvil For The Right HandSaving OneselfThose Not SavedStrong DelusionLying And DeceitFalling Away From God

“Assemble yourselves and come;Come together, you survivors of the nations!They are ignorant,Who carry around their wooden idols [in religious processions or into battle]And keep on praying to a god that cannot save them.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesFalse ReligionemptinessGod, Uniqueness OfPredestinationReligionUnreliabilityWoodCarrying IdolsSurvivors Of The NationsIdolatryNature Of IdolatryPraying AmissThose Who Were IgnorantSolar Eclipse

“Declare and present your defense of idols;Indeed, let them consult together.Who announced this [rise of Cyrus and his conquests] long before it happened?Who declared it long ago?Was it not I, the Lord?And there is no other God besides Me,A [consistently and uncompromisingly] just and righteous God and a Savior;There is none except Me.

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfGod Speaking Of OldNo Other Is God

They stooped over, they have bowed down together;They could not rescue the burden [of their own idols],But have themselves gone into captivity.

Verse ConceptsSalvation By Other Things

“They lift it on their shoulders [in religious processions or into battle] and carry it;They set it in its place and there it remains standing.It cannot move from its place.Even if one cries to it [for help], the idol cannot answer;It cannot save him from his distress.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionemptinessHearingProtection, Not Found InShouldersCarrying IdolsIdolatryOthers Not AnsweringSalvation By Other Things

“You are wearied by your many counsels.Just let the astrologers,The stargazers,Those who predict by the new moons [each month]Stand up and save you from the things that will come upon you [Babylon].

Verse ConceptsBabylonAstrologyDivination, Practiced ByStarsOccultismfate

“This is how they have become to you, those [astrologers and sorcerers] with whom you have labored,Those who have done business with you from your youth;Each has wandered in his own way.There is no one to save you.

Verse ConceptsNo One Can SaveDirection

Who is this who comes from Edom,With crimson-stained garments from Bozrah [in Edom],This One (the Messiah) who is majestic in His apparel,Marching in the greatness of His might?“It is I, [the One] who speaks in righteousness [proclaiming vindication], mighty to save.”

Verse ConceptsRobesPower Of Christ, ShownMessianic PropheciesSpirit Of ChristDyeingWho Is This?Righteousness Of Christ

Who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’And to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’For they have turned their backs to Me,And not their faces;But in the time of their trouble they will say,‘Arise [O Lord] and save us.’

Verse ConceptsAnimismSpiritual FathersSpiritual MothersTurning One's BackSave Us!Dads

“But where are your godsWhich you made for yourself?Let them get up, if they can save youIn the time of your trouble!For [as many as] the number of your citiesAre your gods, O Judah. [Why do not your many man-made idols run to help you?]

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorMany Spiritual BeingsSalvation By Other Things

Then the cities of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry to the [man-made] gods to whom they burn incense, but they cannot save them in the time of their disaster.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorFalse ReligionemptinessIncense Offered AmissIdolatryThings Which Cannot SaveServing One's Own GodsNo Help In Other Gods

“Why should You be [hesitant and inactive] like a man astounded and perplexed,Like a mighty man unable to save?Yet You, O Lord, are among us,And we are called by Your name;Do not leave us!”

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentGod, The LordPower, God's SavingFeelings Of Rejection By GodAstonishmentPeople's Inability To SaveDo Not Forsake Us!Unable To SaveCalled By God's Namesurprises

“And I will make you to this peopleA fortified wall of bronze;They will fight against you,But they will not prevail over you,For I am with you [always] to save youAnd protect you,” says the Lord.

Verse ConceptsBronzeFigurative WallsThings Like BronzeGod With Specific PeopleGod Saves The NeedyGod Delivering From Evil

‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant,’ says the Lord,‘Nor be dismayed or downcast, O Israel;For behold, I will save you from a distant land [of exile]And your descendants from the land of their captivity.Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease,And no one will make him afraid.

Verse ConceptsdiscouragementPeace, Human Destruction OfServants Of The LordGod's Help In DiscouragementPromise of returnGood Things From Far Away

‘For I am with you,’ says the Lord, ‘to save you;For I will destroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you,But I will not destroy you completely.But I will judge and discipline you fairlyAnd will by no means regard you as guiltless and leave you unpunished.’

Verse ConceptsGod Scattering IsraelGod With Specific PeopleReproving PeopleAmerica

Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear [as if he were deity]; do not be afraid of him,’ says the Lord, ‘for [he is a mere man, but I am the living, omniscient God and] I am with you [always] to protect you and to deliver you from his hand.

Verse ConceptsGod With YouDo Not Fear For God Will HelpBeing Scared

“But as for you, do not fear, O My servant Jacob,Nor be dismayed, O Israel!For behold, I will save you from [your captivity in] a distant land,And your descendants from the land of their exile;And Jacob will return and be quiet and secure,And no one will make him afraid.

Verse ConceptsPeace, Human Destruction OfPromise of returnGod Saves The NeedyDo Not Fear For God Will Help

“Run! Save your lives,That you may be like a juniper in the wilderness.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesTamarisklonliness

Flee out of Babylon,Let every one of you save his life!Do not be destroyed in her punishment,For this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance;He is going to pay her what she has earned.

Verse ConceptsReturn From BabylonRetributionWagesEvil AssociationsGod Executes VengeanceThe judgment of babylonRevenge

“Come out of her midst, My people,And each of you [escape and] save yourselfFrom the fierce anger of the Lord.

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In SinComing Out From EvilRemoving People From Your Life

“I [Jerusalem] called to my lovers (political allies), but they deceived me.My priests and my elders perished in the cityWhile they looked for food to restore their strength.

Verse ConceptsAliancesTrapSeeking FoodJudgement On Old PeopleDeath Of Office HoldersDeposed PriestsThose Who DeceivedMisleading Children

[And as for us,] yet our eyes failed,Looking in vain for help.Watching [from the towers] we watchedFor a nation that could not save.

Verse ConceptsFutilityFalse ConfidenceDisappointmentsMan Keeping WatchTowersEyes HarmedUseless LabourNo HelpThings Which Cannot Save

When I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to tell him to turn from his wicked way to save his life, that same evil man will die in his sin, but you will be responsible for his blood.

Verse ConceptsWatchfulness, Of LeadersResponsibility For Blood ShedGod Judges The WickedResponsible To WarnBloodPunishment of the The WickedResponsibilityChanging Yourself

even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job were in that land, by their own righteousness (right standing with God) they could only save (deliver) themselves,” says the Lord God.

Verse ConceptsExamples, GoodNoahThree MenSaving Oneself

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