Judges 12:3 uses the identical phrase 'took my life in my hand' for Jephthah's risky venture.

1 Samuel 19:5 uses the same idiom for David risking his life against Goliath.

1 Samuel 28:21 has the medium saying she took her life in her hand, same idiom of risk.

Psalm 119:109 repeats 'I hold my life in my hand' to express continual devotion despite danger.