Turn, O Lord, save my life; deliver me for the sake of your steadfast love.

then let the enemy pursue and overtake me, trample my life to the ground, and lay my soul in the dust. Selah

You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Rise up, O Lord, confront them, overthrow them! By your sword deliver my life from the wicked,

from mortals—by your hand, O Lord— from mortals whose portion in life is in this world. May their bellies be filled with what you have stored up for them; may their children have more than enough; may they leave something over to their little ones.

He asked you for life; you gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.

Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the power of the dog!

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.

O guard my life and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

Do not sweep me away with sinners nor my life with the bloodthirsty,

Psalm 27

Triumphant Song of Confidence

Of David.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

One thing I asked of the Lord; this I seek: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.

O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.

For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

For my life is spent with sorrow and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my misery, and my bones waste away.

For I hear the whispering of many— terror all around!— as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.

Which of you desires life and covets many days to enjoy good?

The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life. Let them be turned back and confounded who devise evil against me.

For without cause they hid their net for me; without cause they dug a pit for my life.

How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my life from the lions!

For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek to hurt me speak of ruin and meditate on treachery all day long.

“Lord, let me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.

You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing in your sight. Surely everyone stands as a mere breath. Selah