Psalms 27:13 (YLT)

Passage

I had not believed to look on the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living!

Nearby Context

Psalms 27:11 Shew me, O Jehovah, Thy way, And lead me in a path of uprightness, For the sake of my beholders.

Psalms 27:12 Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.

Psalms 27:13 I had not believed to look on the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living!

Psalms 27:14 Look unto Jehovah--be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "believed", "look", "goodness", "jehovah", "land", and "living". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "believed" and "look", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Give me not to the will of..." into verse 14's "Look unto Jehovah--be strong And He doth...", so "believed" and "look" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "believed" and "look" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.