Psalms 27:13
However, I'm absolutely sure that I will see the Lord's goodness even in this life.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
In Context
14Trust in the Lord! Be confident—he will give you courage! Trust in the Lord!
Cross References
Job 28:13Human beings do not know the way to wisdom; it is not found among the living.
Psalms 31:19How wonderful is the goodness you have reserved for those who honor you! In front of everyone you give this goodness to those who come to you for help.
Psalms 52:5But God will strike you down so hard you'll never get up. He will grab hold of you and drag you from your tent. He will tear you out of the land of the living. Selah.
Psalms 56:13for you have saved me from death and kept me from falling. Now I walk in the presence of God, in the light that gives life.
Psalms 142:5I cry out to you, Lord, for help, saying, “You are the one who keeps me safe; you are all I need in life.
Isaiah 38:11I said, “I will never again see the Lord, the Lord, in the land of the living. I won't see anyone else again, none of the inhabitants of this world.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 27:8-14
Confidence in Divine Goodness. 7 Hear, O Lord , when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord , will I seek. 9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. 11 Teach me thy way, O Lord , and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. 12… Read the whole commentary →