1,096 verses contain “Lif” (in the KJV: 855, in the BSB: 704) — showing 301–400
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With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the
Almighty, and shalt
lift up thy face unto God.
Surely then you will delight in the
Almighty and
lift up your face to God.
When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
For what is the hope of the
hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Thou
liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to
ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.
You
snatch me up into the wind and drive me before it; You
toss me about in the storm.
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
If I
rejoiced at the destruction of him that
hated me, or
lifted up myself when evil found him:
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a
curse to his soul.
I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his
life with a
curse—
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
if I have
devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the
Almighty hath given me
life.
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the
Almighty gives me
life.
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
So that his
life abhorreth bread, and his soul
dainty meat.
so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his
favorite food.
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his
life to the destroyers.
He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
To bring back his soul from the pit, to be
enlightened with the light of the living.
to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be
enlightened with the light of
life.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the
afflicted.
They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.
They die in their youth, among the male
shrine prostitutes.
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?
What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.
Will he make a covenant with thee?
wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?
But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
There be many that say, Who will
shew us any good? LORD,
lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?”
Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
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.
then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he
trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
Selah Arise, O LORD, in thine anger,
lift up
thyself because of the
rage of mine enemies: and
awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the
fury of my enemies.
Awake, my God, and
ordain judgment.
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that
hate me, thou that
liftest me up from the gates of death:
Be
merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies
afflict me!
Lift me up from the gates of death,
Arise, O LORD; O God,
lift up thine hand:
forget not the humble.
Arise, O LORD!
Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not
forget the helpless.
Thou
wilt shew me the path of
life: in thy presence is
fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for
evermore.
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
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.
from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this
life. May You fill the
bellies of Your
treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
He delivereth me from mine enemies:
yea, thou
liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
who delivers me from my enemies. You
exalt me above my foes; You
rescue me from violent men.
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
He asked You for
life, and You granted it— length of days,
forever and ever.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my
darling from the power of the dog.
Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
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.
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my
life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not
lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor
sworn deceitfully.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not
lift up his soul to an
idol or
swear deceitfully.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye
lift up, ye
everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even
lift them up, ye
everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my
life with
bloody men:
Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my
life with men of
bloodshed,
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?
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the
stronghold of my
life— whom shall I
dread?
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
enquire in his temple.
One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my
life, to
gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
And now shall mine head be
lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing,
yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I
lift up my hands toward thy holy
oracle.
Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
Save thy people, and
bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and
lift them up for ever.
I will
extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast
lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to
rejoice over me.
I will
exalt You, O LORD, for You have
lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to
rejoice over me.
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 His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a
lifetime.
Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes 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 my
life is consumed with grief and my years with
groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
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.
For I hear the
slander of many; there is terror on every side. They
conspire against me and plot to take my
life.
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that
devise my
hurt.
May those who seek my
life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to
harm me be driven back and confounded.
Lord, how long
wilt thou look on?
rescue my soul from their destructions, my
darling from the lions.
How long, O Lord, will You look on?
Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious
life from these lions.
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light 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.
Those who seek my
life lay snares; those who wish me
harm speak destruction,
plotting deceit all day long.
LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how
frail I am.
“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.
Behold, thou hast made my days as an
handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee:
verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity.
Selah.
You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my
lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath.
Selah He brought me up also out of an
horrible pit, out of the
miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
He
lifted me up from the pit of
despair, out of the
miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
Let them be
ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath
lifted up his
heel against me.
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has
lifted up his
heel against me.
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.
The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
The heathen
raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Nations
rage, kingdoms
crumble; the earth melts when He
lifts His voice.
But God will
redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me.
Selah.
But God will
redeem my
life from
Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself.
Selah Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to
thyself.
Though in his
lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you
prosper—
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them.
Selah.
For strangers rise up against me, and
ruthless men seek my
life— men with no regard for God.
Selah They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
They
conspire, they
lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my
life.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death:
wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from
stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of
life.
Thou
wilt prolong the king’s
life: and his years as many generations.
Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Because Your loving devotion is better than
life, my lips will
glorify You.
Thus will I
bless thee while I live: I will
lift up my hands in thy name.
So I will
bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will
lift my hands.
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Hear, O God, my voice of
complaint; preserve my
life from
dread of the enemy.
Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from
slipping.
Let them be
blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
May they be
blotted out of the Book of
Life and not listed with the righteous.
Let them be
ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my
hurt.
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my
life conspire,
Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
Turn Your steps to the
everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
I said unto the fools, Deal not
foolishly: and to the wicked,
Lift not up the horn:
I say to the proud, ‘Do not
boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not
lift up your horn.
Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
The stouthearted are
spoiled, they have
slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
The
valiant lie
plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could
lift a hand.
He made a way to his anger; he
spared not their soul from death, but gave their
life over to the
pestilence;
He cleared a path for His anger; He did not
spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.
For, lo, thine enemies make a
tumult: and they that
hate thee have
lifted up the head.
See how Your enemies
rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I
lift up my soul.
Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
O God, the proud are risen against me, and the
assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
The
arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of
ruthless men seeks my
life, with no regard for You.
For my soul is full of troubles: and my
life draweth
nigh unto the grave.
For my soul is full of troubles, and my
life draws near to
Sheol.
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
Remember the briefness of my
lifespan! For what
futility You have created all men!
They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou
dash thy foot against a stone.
They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
With long
life will I satisfy him, and
shew him my salvation.
With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
Lift up
thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
Because of thine
indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast
lifted me up, and cast me down.
Who redeemeth thy
life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender
mercies;
who redeems your
life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and
compassion,
I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
So He raised His hand and
swore to cast them down in the wilderness,
They joined themselves also unto
Baal-peor, and
ate the sacrifices of the dead.
They yoked themselves to
Baal of Peor and
ate sacrifices offered to
lifeless gods.
For he commandeth, and raiseth the
stormy wind, which
lifteth up the waves thereof.
For He spoke and raised a
tempest that
lifted the waves of the sea.
Yet setteth he the poor on high from
affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
But He
lifts the
needy from
affliction and increases their families like flocks.
He shall drink of the
brook in the way: therefore shall he
lift up the head.
He will drink from the
brook by the road; therefore He will
lift up His head.
He hath
dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be
exalted with honour.
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures
forever; his horn will be
lifted high in honor.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and
lifteth the
needy out of the
dunghill;
He raises the poor from the dust and
lifts the
needy from the
dump