The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7; NKJV).
My soul is not my own:
It’s God, within.
He breathed it into me
When I was born.
So, though I’m here in exile,
We are one,
Sharing each joy and sorrow,
Pain, and thorn.
I was given a thorn in my flesh (2 Corinthians 12:7; NLT).
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My spirit is still in me, and the breath from God is in my nostrils (Job 27;3; NET).
The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you (Romans 8:11; NLT).
The kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:21; NKJV).
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life (Job 33:4; NLT).
Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows (John 16:33; NLT).
God rejoices over you (Isaiah 62:5; LSV).
My soul rejoices in my God (Isaiah 61:10; NIV).
The person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him (1 Corinthians 6:17; NLT).
In all their suffering he also suffered (Isaiah 63:9; NLT).
In all their distress… He lifts them up, and carries them (Isaiah 63:9; LSV).
God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others (2 Corinthians 1:3-4; NLT).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).