'Spirits' in the Bible
Worship the Lord and serve Him with reverence [with awe-inspired fear and submissive wonder];Rejoice [yet do so] with trembling.
But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice,Let them ever sing for joy;Because You cover and shelter them,Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.
I will rejoice and exult in you;I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
The wicked will turn to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),Even all the nations who forget God.
But I have trusted and relied on and been confident in Your lovingkindness and faithfulness;My heart shall rejoice and delight in Your salvation.
The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.
But let the righteous be glad; let them be in good spirits before God,Yes, let them rejoice with delight.
Sing to God, sing praises to His name;Lift up a song for Him who rides through the desert—His name is the Lord—be in good spirits before Him.
They will not be like the rebellious generation of their ancestors, a rebellious generation, whose heart was not steadfast, and whose spirits were unfaithful to God.
Do You work wonders for the dead?Do departed spirits rise up to praise You?Selah
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,
They were hungry and thirsty;their spirits failed within them.
He broke their spirits with hard labor;they stumbled, and there was no one to help.