My breath; which is the constant companion and certain sign of life, both coming in with it, Gen_2:7, and going out with it, 1Ki_17:17Psa_144:4. Or, my soul, or life. The spirit of God; that spirit or soul which God breathed into me, Gen_2:7, and preserveth in me. Or rather, the breath of God, i.e. which God breathed into me, which eminently appears in a man’s nostrils.