Psalms 27:13
What would have happened to me if I had not believed that I would see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living? 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
14Wait for Yahweh; 1 be strong, and let your heart be courageous! 1 Wait for Yahweh!
Cross References
Job 28:13Man does not know its price; 1 neither is it found in the land of the living. 1
Psalms 31:19How great is your goodness 1 that you have stored up for those who revere you, 1 that you perform for those who take refuge in you 1 before all the children of mankind! 1
Psalms 52:5God will likewise destroy you forever; 1 he will take you up and pluck you out of your tent 1 and root you out of the land of the living. Selah 1
Psalms 56:13For you have rescued my life from death; 1 you have kept my feet from falling, 1 so that I may walk before God 1 in the light of the living.
Psalms 142:5I called out to you, Yahweh; 1 I said, “You are my refuge, 1 my portion in the land of the living. 1
Isaiah 38:11I said that I will no longer see Yahweh, Yahweh in the land of the living; 1 I will no longer look on mankind or the inhabitants of the world. + 38:11 the inhabitants of the world : Most modern versions have this meaning. Ancient Hebrew copies have the inhabitants of the place of non-existence (that is, brief existence). 1
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 →