'Soul' in the Bible
Many [are] saying about my soul, "There is no deliverance for him from God. Selah
My soul is also very terrified. But you, O Yahweh, how long?
let the enemy of my soul pursue, and overtake and trample my life into the ground, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah
In Yahweh I have taken refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee to your mountain [like] a bird"?
Yahweh tests [the] righteous, but [the] wicked and [the] lover of violence his soul hates.
How long must I take counsel in my soul, [and] sorrow in my heart [all the] day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
[Oh my soul] you have said to Yahweh, "You [are] my Lord. I have no good apart from you."
for you will not abandon my soul to Sheol; you will not give your faithful one to see [the] grave.
All [the] {healthy ones} of [the] earth will eat and worship. Before him all [of] those descending [into the] dust will kneel, even he [who] cannot keep his soul alive.
He who is innocent of hands and pure of heart, who does not lift up his soul to falseness, and does not swear deceitfully.
His soul will lodge in prosperity, and his offspring will possess [the] land.
Be gracious [to] me, O Yahweh, because I have distress. My eye wastes away because of vexation, [along with] my soul and my {body}.
to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waits for Yahweh; he [is] our help and our shield.
My soul makes its boast in Yahweh; let the humble hear and be glad.
And draw [the] spear and javelin to meet [those who] pursue me. Say to my soul, "I [am] your salvation."
Then my soul will rejoice in Yahweh; it will rejoice in his salvation.
They repay me evil in place of good. [It is] bereavement to my soul.
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing [was] sackcloth. I weakened my soul with fasting, and my prayer {returned to me unanswered}.
As a deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, for [the] living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
These I remember and I pour out my soul within me: that I would go with the multitude; I led them [in procession] to the house of God, with a voice of rejoicing and thanksgiving, a crowd celebrating a festival.
Why are you {in despair}, O my soul, and disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, [for] the salvation of his presence.
O my God, within me my soul is {in despair}; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and the heights of Hermon, from the mountain of Mizar.
Why are you {in despair}, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I shall again praise him, {my salvation} and my God.
Why are you {in despair}, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, {my salvation} and my God.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our {body} clings to the ground.
Though he congratulated his soul while he was living --and [people] will praise you when you do well for yourself--
because you have delivered my soul from death. [Have you] not [kept] my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, because in you my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of your wings I will take refuge until destruction passes by.
My soul [is] among lions. I lie down [among those who] devour-- the children of humankind whose teeth [are] spears and arrows and whose tongues [are] sharp swords.
They have set a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down. They have dug a pit before me; they have fallen into the midst of it. Selah
Only for God my soul [waits in] silence. From him [is] my salvation.
Only for God wait in silence, O my soul, because my hope [is] from him.
O God, you [are] my God; I will seek you diligently. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you [as] in a dry and weary land without water.
My soul will be satisfied [as with the] best and richest [food], and [with] joyful lips my mouth will praise.
the one who has kept our soul among the living, and has not allowed our foot to slip.
When I wept in the fasting of my soul, it became reproaches for me.
Draw near to my soul; redeem it. Because of my enemies, ransom me.
My lips will sing for joy when I sing praises to you, and my soul, which you have redeemed.
In the day I [have] trouble, I seek the Lord. At night my hand stretches out {continually}; my soul refuses to be comforted.
My soul longs and even fails for the courtyards of Yahweh. My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Make glad the soul of your servant, because {I desire you}, O Lord.
For my soul is full with troubles, and my life approaches Sheol.
Why do you reject my soul, O Yahweh? [Why] do you hide your face from me?
If Yahweh had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in silence.
When my troubled thoughts were many {within me}, your consolations cheered my soul.
Bless Yahweh, O my soul, and all within me, [bless] his holy name.
Bless Yahweh, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits:
Bless Yahweh, all his works, in all the places of his dominion. Bless Yahweh, O my soul.
Bless Yahweh, O my soul. O Yahweh my God, you are very great. You clothe yourself [with] splendor and majesty,
Let sinners perish completely from the earth, and [the] wicked {not remain alive}. Bless Yahweh, O my soul. Praise Yah.
for he satisfies [the] longing soul, and [the] hungry soul he fills with good.
Their soul abhorred all food, and they approached [the] gates of death.
They rose to the heavens; they plunged to [the] depths. Their soul melted in their calamity.
Return, O my soul, to your repose, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.
My soul is crushed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to your word.
My soul weeps because of grief; strengthen me according to your word.
My soul languishes for your salvation; I hope in your word.
Your testimonies [are] miracles, therefore my soul keeps them.
My soul heeds your testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
Let my soul live that it may praise you, and let your ordinances help me.
Too long my soul has had its dwelling near [one who] hates peace.
For long enough our soul has had its fill of the derision of the self-confident, the contempt of [the] arrogant.
Then the waters would have flooded over us, [the] torrent would have passed over our soul.
Then over our soul would have passed the raging waters."
Our soul has escaped like a bird from [the] snare of fowlers. The snare [is] broken, and we have escaped.
I await Yahweh; my soul awaits, and I wait for his word.
My soul [waits] for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning. Yes, [more than] watchmen for the morning.
Rather I have soothed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother, like the weaned child [is] my soul with me.
{When} I called and you answered me, you emboldened me in my soul [with] strength.
I praise you, because I am fearfully [and] wonderfully [made]. Wonderful [are] your works, and my soul knows [it] well.
But my eyes [are] toward you, O Yahweh, my Lord; I have taken refuge in you. Do not lay bare my soul.
look to [my] right and see. There is no one looking out for me; there is no escape for me; no one cares for my soul.
For [the] enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground. He has made me dwell in dark places like [those] long dead.
I stretch out my hands to you; my soul [longs] for you like a dry land. Selah
Cause me to hear your loyal love in the morning, for I trust you. Cause me to know the way that I should go, for I lift up my soul to you.
And in your loyal love destroy my enemies, and exterminate all [the] adversaries of my soul, for I [am] your servant.