Psalms 27:13-14

Context

27:13 Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience

the Lord’s favor in the land of the living?¹

27:14 Rely² on the Lord!

Be strong and confident!³

Rely on the Lord!

[27:13] ¹tn In the Hebrew text the sentence is incomplete: “If I had not believed [I would] see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” The words “Where would I be” are supplied in the translation to clarify the intent of the statement.

[27:14] ²tn Or “wait.”

[27:14] ³tn Heb “be strong and let your heart be confident.”