Verse
Psalms 27:13 — I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord…
“I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”
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The verses around Psalms 27:13.
11Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Verse explanation
Reveals what keeps him from giving up: only the certainty that he will still see God’s goodness in this life, not only after death, is what keeps total despair away.
From the Psalms 27 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 27:13 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Pereceria sem duvida, se não cresse que veria os bens do Senhor na terra dos viventes.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Se eu não tivesse crido que veria a bondade do SENHOR na terra dos viventes, [certamente já teria perecido] .
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Sin embargo, estoy completamente seguro que veré la bondad del Señor, incluso en esta vida.
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In other languages: Português (Salmos 27:13) · Español (Salmos 27:13)
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