'Soul' in the Bible

My soul is in bitter trouble; and you, O Lord, how long?

Come back, O Lord, make my soul free; O give me salvation because of your mercy.

So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour.

Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)

In the Lord put I my faith; how will you say to my soul, Go in flight like a bird to the mountain?

The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.

How long is my soul to be in doubt, with sorrow in my heart all the day? how long will he who is against me be given power over me?

O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.

For you will not let my soul be prisoned in the underworld; you will not let your loved one see the place of death.

The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.

Make my soul safe from the sword, my life from the power of the dog.

All the fat ones of the earth will give him worship; all those who go down to the dust will make themselves low before him, even he who has not enough for the life of his soul.

To you, O Lord, my soul is lifted up.

His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage.

O keep my soul, and take me out of danger: let me not be shamed, for I have put my faith in you.

Let not my soul be numbered among sinners, or my life among men of blood;

I will be glad and have delight in your mercy; because you have seen my trouble; you have had pity on my soul in its sorrows;

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes are wasted with grief, I am wasted in soul and body.

My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.

Take up your spear and keep back my attackers; say to my soul, I am your salvation.

Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.

For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.

And my soul will have joy in the Lord; it will be glad in his salvation.

They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

Lord, how long will you be looking on? take my soul from their destruction, my life from the lions.

Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.

I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.

My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?

Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.

Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

My soul is crushed down in me, so I will keep you in mind; from the land of Jordan and of the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.

Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God, for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;

(Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)

But God will get back my soul; for he will take me from the power of death. (Selah.)

Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself,

Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)

See, God is my helper: the Lord is the great supporter of my soul.

He has taken my soul away from the attack which was made against me, and given it peace; for great numbers were against me.

They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.

My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.

They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)

For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.

My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my salvation.

My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my hope.

O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;

Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.

Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.

Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.

For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.

O give not the soul of your dove to the hawk; let not the life of the poor go out of your memory for ever.

In the day of my trouble, my heart was turned to the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night without resting; my soul would not be comforted.

He let his wrath have its way; he did not keep back their soul from death, but gave their life to disease.

O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:

What man now living will not see death? will he be able to keep back his soul from the underworld? (Selah.)

If the Lord had not been my helper, my soul would quickly have gone down into death.

Among all my troubled thoughts, your comforts are the delight of my soul.

They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.

Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let everything in me give praise to his holy name.

Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let not all his blessings go from your memory.

Give praise to the Lord, all his works, in all places under his rule: give praise to the Lord, O my soul.

Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power.

Let sinners be cut off from the earth, and let all evil-doers come to an end. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. Give praise to the Lord.

He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.

Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.

For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.

Then I made my prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, take my soul out of trouble.

Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.

You have taken my soul from the power of death, keeping my eyes from weeping, and my feet from falling.

My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.

My soul is joined to the dust: O give me life, in keeping with your word.

My soul is wasted with sorrow; give me strength again in keeping with your word

My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.

My soul is ever in danger; but I still keep the memory of your law.

Your unchanging word is full of wonder; for this reason my soul keeps it.

My soul has kept your unchanging word; great is my love for it.

Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.

When my cry came to your ears you gave me an answer, and made me great with strength in my soul.

I will give you praise, for I am strangely and delicately formed; your works are great wonders, and of this my soul is fully conscious.

Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul.

Take my soul out of prison, so that I may give praise to your name: the upright will give praise because of me; for you have given me a full reward.

Let the Lord be praised. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul.