Psalms 27:13

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 Your way, O Lord, And lead me in a level path Because of my foes. 12Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence. I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. 14Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.

Psalms 27:13 word by word

לׅׄוּלֵׅׄ֗אׅׄ הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי לִרְא֥וֹת בְּֽטוּב־יְהוָ֗ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

• I had believedאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• that I would seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• goodnessטוּבţûb · goodnessH2898
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the livingחַיchay · aliveH2416

Cross-references for Psalms 27:13

• Psalms 42:5Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him For the help of His presence.
• Psalms 56:3When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You.
• Psalms 116:9I shall walk before the Lord In the land of the living.
• 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart,
• Ephesians 2:8For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
• Psalms 52:5But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.
• Psalms 56:13For You have delivered my soul from death, Indeed my feet from stumbling, So that I may walk before God In the light of the living.
• Psalms 142:5I cried out to You, O Lord; I said, “You are 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 life.
• Isaiah 38:11I said, “I will not see the Lord, The Lord in the land of the living; I will look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world.
• Jeremiah 11:19But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised plots against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, And let us cut him off from the land of the living, That his name be remembered no more.”
• Ezekiel 26:20then I will bring you down with those who go down to the pit, to the people of old, and I will make you dwell in the lower parts of the earth, like the ancient waste places, with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not be inhabited; but 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