King James Version

Psalms 27:13

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

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לׅׄוּלֵׅׄ֗אׅׄluleifלוּלֵאconjunction — “if”H3884if notexcept, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּיheemantibelieveאָמַןverb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “believe”, a completed actionH539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.לִרְא֥וֹתlirotto seeרָאָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to see”, the to-form of the verbH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…בְּֽטוּבbetuvin gladnessטוּבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in gladness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2898good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfarefair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.יְהוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בְּאֶ֣רֶץbeeretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.חַיִּֽיםchayimlifeחַיadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If I had not believed to look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! —

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American Standard Version (1901)

I had fainted , unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.

Darby Translation

Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living...!

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If I had not believed to look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πιστεύω τοῦ ἰδεῖν τὰ ἀγαθὰ Κυρίου ἐν γῇ ζώντων.