LXX Concordance for ψυχή

“Please say you're my sister so it will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared on your account.”

“Look, this town is close enough for me to flee to. It is a small place. Please let me run to it ​— ​it's only a small place, isn't it? ​— ​so that I can survive.”

“Then make me a delicious meal that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I can bless you before I die.”

Jacob replied to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game so that you may bless me.”

Then he said, “Bring it closer to me, and let me eat some of my son's game so that I can bless you.” Jacob brought it closer to him, and he ate; he brought him wine, and he drank.

He had also made some delicious food and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “Let my father get up and eat some of his son's game, so that you may bless me.”

Jacob then named the place Peniel,[fn] “For I have seen God face to face,” he said, “yet my life has been spared.”

“May I never enter their council;

may I never join their assembly.

For in their anger they kill men,

and on a whim they hamstring oxen.

“Or if someone touches anything unclean ​— ​a carcass of an unclean wild animal, or unclean livestock, or an unclean swarming creature ​— ​without being aware of it, he is unclean and incurs guilt.

“Or if someone swears rashly to do what is good or evil ​— ​concerning anything a person may speak rashly in an oath ​— ​without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he incurs guilt in such an instance.

“If someone sins and without knowing it violates any of the LORD's commands concerning anything prohibited, he is guilty, and he will bear his iniquity.

“If any of the meat of his fellowship sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presents it; it is repulsive. The person who eats any of it will bear his iniquity.[fn]

“But the one who eats meat from the LORD's fellowship sacrifice while he is unclean, that person must be cut off from his people.

“Whoever eats any blood is to be cut off from his people.”

“Every person, whether the native or the resident alien, who eats an animal that died a natural death or was mauled by wild beasts is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening; then he will be clean.

“Whoever turns to mediums[fn] or spiritists[fn] and prostitutes himself with them, I will turn against that person and cut him off from his people.

“the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening and is not to eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body with water.

“If any person does not practice self-denial on this particular day, he is to be cut off from his people.

“I will place my residence[fn] among you, and I will not reject you.

“I will destroy your high places, cut down your shrines,[fn] and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless bodies of your idols; I will reject you.

“But the person who acts defiantly,[fn] whether native or resident alien, blasphemes the LORD. That person is to be cut off from his people.

Who has counted the dust of Jacob

or numbered even one-fourth of Israel?

Let me die the death of the upright;

let the end of my life be like theirs.

“When the LORD your God enlarges your territory as he has promised you, and you say, ‘I want to eat meat' because you have a strong desire to eat meat, you may eat it whenever you want.

“But don't eat the blood, since the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

“You may spend the silver on anything you want: cattle, sheep, goats, wine, beer, or anything you desire. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your family.

The river Kishon swept them away,

the ancient river, the river Kishon.

March on, my soul, in strength!

Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” He pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the leaders and all the people in it. And those he killed at his death were more than those he had killed in his life.

“Please, my lord,” she said, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.

If that person said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you can take whatever you want for yourself,” the servant would reply, “No, I insist that you hand it over right now. If you don't, I'll take it by force! ”

But David said, “Your father certainly knows that I have found favor with you. He has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or else he will be grieved.' ” David also swore, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”

“Now my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live ​— ​it is the LORD who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself by your own hand—may your enemies and those who intend to harm my lord be like Nabal.

Saul responded, “I have sinned. Come back, my son David, I will never harm you again because today you considered my life precious. I have been a fool! I've committed a grave error.”

“Just as I considered your life valuable today, so may the LORD consider my life valuable and rescue me from all trouble.”

“Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for I'm mortally wounded,[fn] but my life still lingers.'

Abner said to David, “Let me now go and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king. They will make a covenant with you, and you will reign over all you desire.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.

Uriah answered David, “The ark, Israel, and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers[fn] are camping in the open field. How can I enter my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live and by your life, I will not do this! ”

The king asked, “Did Joab put you up to[fn] all this? ”

The woman answered. “As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or left from all my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave orders to me; he told your servant exactly what to say.[fn]

“I will appoint you, and you will reign as king over all you want, and you will be king over Israel.

So they dressed with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, went to the king of Israel, and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.' ”

So he said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

As the king was passing by, he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant marched out into the middle of the battle. Suddenly, a man turned aside and brought someone to me and said, ‘Guard this man! If he is ever missing, it will be your life in place of his life, or you will weigh out seventy-five pounds[fn] of silver.'

The prophet said to him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you released from your hand the man I had set apart for destruction, it will be your life in place of his life and your people in place of his people.' ”

Then the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. The third captain went up and fell on his knees in front of Elijah and begged him, “Man of God, please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious to you.

and Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the LORD is sending me on to Bethel.”

But Elisha replied, “As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here; the LORD is sending me to Jericho.”

But Elisha said, “As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.

Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the LORD is sending me to the Jordan.”

But Elisha said, “As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.

The boy's mother said to Elisha, “As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.

Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if the king is pleased, spare my life; this is my request. And spare my people; this is my desire.

I refuse to touch them;

they are like contaminated food.

What strength do I have, that I should continue to hope?

What is my future, that I should be patient?

my lips will not speak unjustly,

and my tongue will not utter deceit.

Now my life is poured out before me,

and days of suffering have seized me.

my whole being is shaken with terror.

And you, LORD ​— ​how long?

All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;

all those who go down to the dust

will kneel before him —

even the one who cannot preserve his life.

Be gracious to me, LORD,

because I am in distress;

my eyes are worn out from frustration —

my whole being[fn] as well.

I will boast in the LORD;

the humble will hear and be glad.

Then I will rejoice in the LORD;

I will delight in his deliverance.

As a deer longs for flowing streams,

so I long for you, God.

Why, my soul, are you so dejected?

Why are you in such turmoil?

Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him,

my Savior and my God.

Why, my soul, are you so dejected?

Why are you in such turmoil?

Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him,

my Savior and my God.

Why, my soul, are you so dejected?

Why are you in such turmoil?

Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him,

my Savior and my God.

Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,

for I take refuge in you.

I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings

until danger passes.

I am at rest in God alone;

my salvation comes from him.

Rest in God alone, my soul,

for my hope comes from him.

God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you.

I thirst for you;

my body faints for you

in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

You satisfy me as with rich food;[fn]

my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.

I follow close to you;

your right hand holds on to me.

Insults have broken my heart,

and I am in despair.

I waited for sympathy,

but there was none;

for comforters, but found no one.

My lips will shout for joy

when I sing praise to you

because you have redeemed me.

I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.

My hands were continually lifted up

all night long;

I refused to be comforted.

I long and yearn

for the courts of the LORD;

my heart and flesh cry out for[fn] the living God.

For I have had enough troubles,

and my life is near Sheol.

If the LORD had not been my helper,

I would soon rest in the silence of death.

My soul, bless the LORD,

and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, all his works

in all the places where he rules.

My soul, bless the LORD!

My soul, bless the LORD!

LORD my God, you are very great;

you are clothed with majesty and splendor.

May sinners vanish from the earth

and wicked people be no more.

My soul, bless the LORD!

Hallelujah!

Return to your rest, my soul,

for the LORD has been good to you.

I am continually overcome

with longing for your judgments.

My life is down in the dust;

give me life through your word.

I am weary[fn] from grief;

strengthen me through your word.

I long for your salvation;

I put my hope in your word.

My life is constantly in danger,[fn]

yet I do not forget your instruction.

Your decrees are wondrous;

therefore I obey them.

I obey your decrees

and love them greatly.

Let me live, and I will praise you;

may your judgments help me.

I have dwelt too long

with those who hate peace.

I wait for the LORD; I wait

and put my hope in his word.

I will praise you

because I have been remarkably and wondrously made.[fn][fn]

Your works are wondrous,

and I know this very well.

I spread out my hands to you;

I am like parched land before you.Selah

Hallelujah!

My soul, praise the LORD.

They will be life for you[fn]

and adornment[fn] for your neck.

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,

and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[fn]

“which my soul continually searches for but does not find: I found one person in a thousand, but none of those was a woman.

Tell me, you whom I love:

Where do you pasture your sheep?

Where do you let them rest at noon?

Why should I be like one who veils herself[fn]

beside the flocks of your companions?

In my bed at night[fn]

I sought the one I love;

I sought him, but did not find him.[fn]

I opened to my love,

but my love had turned and gone away.

My heart sank[fn] because he had left.[fn]

I sought him, but did not find him.

I called him, but he did not answer.

I didn't know what was happening to me.

I felt like I was

in a chariot with a nobleman.[fn]

“I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals.

They have become a burden to me;

I am tired of putting up with them.

“Say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Don't be afraid or cowardly because of these two smoldering sticks, the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and the son of Remaliah.

My heart staggers;

horror terrifies me.

He has turned my last glimmer of hope[fn]

into sheer terror.

“This is my servant; I strengthen him,

this is my chosen one; I delight in him.

I have put my Spirit on him;

he will bring justice[fn] to the nations.

“The LORD will always lead you,

satisfy you in a parched land,

and strengthen your bones.

You will be like a watered garden

and like a spring whose water never runs dry.

I rejoice greatly in the LORD,

I exult in my God;

for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation

and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness,

as a groom wears a turban

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

My anguish, my anguish![fn] I writhe in agony!

Oh, the pain in[fn] my heart!

My heart pounds;

I cannot be silent.

For you, my soul,

have heard the sound of the ram's horn —

the shout of battle.

I hear a cry like a woman in labor,

a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child.

The cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath,

stretching out her hands:

“Woe is me, for my life is weary

because of the murderers! ”

Should I not punish them for these things?

This is the LORD's declaration.

Should I not avenge myself

on such a nation as this?

“Should I not punish them for these things?

This is the LORD's declaration.

Should I not avenge myself

on such a nation as this?

Be warned, Jerusalem,

or I will turn away from you;

I will make you a desolation,

a land without inhabitants.

Should I not punish them for these things?

This is the LORD's declaration.

Should I not avenge myself

on such a nation as this?

Have you completely rejected Judah?

Do you detest Zion?

Why do you strike us

with no hope of healing for us?

We hoped for peace,

but there was nothing good;

for a time of healing,

but there was only terror.

Then the LORD said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before me, my compassions would not reach out to these people. Send them from my presence, and let them go.

Jeremiah therefore said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If indeed you surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned, and you and your household will survive.

“They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the LORD in what I am telling you, so it may go well for you and you can live.

“Indeed, I will certainly deliver you so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted in me, you will retain your life like the spoils of war. This is the LORD's declaration.' ”

I continually remember them

and have become depressed.[fn]

But I said, “Oh, Lord GOD, I have never been defiled. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts. And impure meat has never entered my mouth.”

“When she flaunted her promiscuity and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust just as I turned away from her sister.

“Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: I am going to incite your lovers against you, those you turned away from in disgust. I will bring them against you from every side:

“For this is what the Lord GOD says: I am going to hand you over to those you hate, to those you turned away from in disgust.

How sad for me!

For I am like one who —

when the summer fruit has been gathered

after the gleaning of the grape harvest —

finds no grape cluster to eat,

no early fig, which I crave.

Look, his ego is inflated;[fn]

he is without integrity.

But the righteous one will live by his faith.[fn]

You have planned shame for your house

by wiping out many peoples

and sinning against your own self.

In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.