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Psalms 27:13
13Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living...!
Psalms 27:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
- New International Version (NIV)I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!
- New King James Version (NKJV)I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.
Context of Psalms 27:13
11Teach me thy way, Jehovah, and lead me in an even path, because of mine enemies. 12Deliver me not over to the will of mine adversaries; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence. Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living...! 14Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah.
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לׅׄוּלֵׅׄ֗אׅׄ הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי לִרְא֥וֹת בְּֽטוּב־יְהוָ֗ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 27:13
- Psalms 42:5Why art thou cast down, my soul, and art disquieted in me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, [for] the health of his countenance.
- Psalms 56:3In the day that I am afraid, I will confide in thee.
- Psalms 116:9I will walk before Jehovah in the land of the living.
- 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, having this ministry, as we have had mercy shewn us, we faint not.
- Ephesians 2:8For ye are saved by grace, through faith; and this not of yourselves; it is God's gift:
- Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
- Psalms 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death; [wilt thou] not [keep] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
- Psalms 142:5I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.
- Job 33:30To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
- Isaiah 38:11I said, I shall not see Jah, Jah in the land of the living. With those who dwell where all has ceased to be, I shall behold man no more.
- Jeremiah 11:19And I was like a tame lamb [that] is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they devised devices against me, [saying,] Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
- Ezekiel 26:20then will I bring thee down, with them that go down to the pit, to the people of old time, and will cause thee to dwell in the lower parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living.
Commentaries on Psalms 27:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13I had fainted, unless I had believed - The words in italics are supplied by our translators; but, far from being necessary, they injure the sense. Throw out the words I had fainted, and leave a break after the verse, and the elegant figure of the psalmist will be preserved: "Unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living" - What! what, alas! should have become of me! Dr. Hammond has observed that there is a remarkable…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13I had fainted, unless I had believed - The words “I had fainted” are supplied by the translators, but they undoubtedly express the true sense of the passage. The psalmist refers to the state of mind produced by the efforts of his enemies to destroy him, as mentioned in Psalm 27:12. So numerous, mighty, and formidable were they, that he says his only support was his faith in God; his belief that he would yet be permitted to see the goodness of God upon the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. When we are foolishly making court to lying vanities, God is, in love to us, calling us to seek our own mercies in him. The call is general, "Seek ye my face;" but we must apply it to ourselves, "I will seek it." The word does us no good, when we do not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14The psalmist shows confidence and hope in the Lord's presence. Living in faith means waiting patiently, knowing the Lord is good. This life is not always easy for the faithful (Psalm 42:2–3; 43:5), but their future is secure (37:9; 130:7; see 9:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. The strong emotion is indicated by the incomplete sentence, for which the English Version supplies a proper clause; or, omitting that, and rendering, "yet I believed," &c., the contrast of his faith and his danger is expressed. to see--is to experience (Psa 22:17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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