KJV dictionary & concordance
To keep safe from harm, loss, decay, or destruction; to protect, maintain, or save.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 19:32
Complete exact-word concordance
Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
Thou shalt keepe them, (O LORD,) thou shalt preserue them, from this generation for euer.
1611 marginal noteHeb. him.i.euery one of them.
preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
¶ Preserue me, O God: for in thee doe I put my trust.
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
Let integritie and vprightnesse preserue me: for I wait on thee.
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Thou art my hiding place, thou shalt preserue mee from trouble: thou shalt compasse me about with songs of deliuerance. Selah.
1611 marginal notePsal.9.10.
Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
With-hold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy louing kindnesse, and thy trueth continually preserue me.
The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
The LORD will preserue him, and keepe him aliue, and he shall be blessed vpon the earth; and thou wilt not deliuer him vnto the will of his enemies.
1611 marginal noteOr, doe not thou deliuer.
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
He shall abide before God for euer: O prepare mercy and trueth which may preserue him.
HEAR my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
¶ Heare my voice, O God, in my praier; preserue my life from feare of the enemie.
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee, according to the greatnesse of thy power: preserue thou those that are appointed to die.
1611 marginal noteHeb. thine arme.
1611 marginal noteHebr. reserue the children of death.
preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
Preserue my soule, for I am holy: O thou my God, saue thy seruant, that trusteth in thee.
1611 marginal noteOr, one whom thou fauourest.
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