Psalms 27:13
But I know that because I trust in you you will be good to me as long as I live.
Translation for Translators
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
14So trust in Yahweh, all of you! Be strong and courageous, and wait expectantly for him to help you!
Cross References
Job 28:13Humans do not know where to find it; no one can find it here on this earth where they are living.
Psalms 31:19You have stored up many blessings for those who revere you. You do those good things for those who go to you to be protected; everyone sees you doing that.
Psalms 52:5But God will get rid of you forever; he will grab you and drag you from your home and take you away from this world where people are alive. (Think about that!)
Psalms 56:13because you have rescued me from being killed; you have kept me from stumbling. As a result, I will continue to live in your presence in the light that shines on those who are still alive (OR, in the light that enables people to live).
Psalms 142:5So Yahweh, I cry out to you to help me; you are the one who protects me; and you are all that I need while I am alive.
Isaiah 38:11I said, “I will not see Yahweh again in this world where people are alive. I will not see my friends again, or be with others who now are alive in 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 →