Psalms 27:14 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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 "look", "jehovah--be", "strong", "doth", "strengthen", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "look" and "jehovah--be", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "I had not believed to look on...", giving immediate footing for "look" and "jehovah--be". 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 "look" and "jehovah--be" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.