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Verse Psalms 27:13. I HAD FAINTED, _UNLESS I HAD BELIEVED_] The words
in italics are supplied by our translators; but, far from being
necessary, they injure the sense. Throw out the words _I had_
_fa...
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I HAD FAINTED, UNLESS I HAD BELIEVED - The words “I had fainted”
are supplied by the translators, but they undoubtedly express the true
sense of the passage. The psalmist refers to the state of mind
p...
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Psalms 27
Holy Longings and Anticipations
_ 1. Confidence in the Lord (Psalms 27:1)_
2. Longings and anticipations (Psalms 27:4)
3. Earnest prayer in trial and trust in the Lord ...
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XXVII. Many scholars hold that we have here two Pss., and not without
reason. Psalms 27:1 is the expression of childlike trust under
favourable circumstances: in Psalms 27:7 the poet is in grievous
af...
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I HAD FAINTED, UNLESS. The Hebrew word has the extraordinary points
(see App-31) in the MSS. to show that the Massorites regarded it as
not having been in the primitive text. Its presence accounts for...
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The tone of the Psalm changes abruptly to plaintive and anxious
supplication. God seems to be on the point of hiding His face....
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The word for _unless_is marked with dots in the Massoretic text as
probably spurious. Omitting it, we may render;
I believe that I shall see &c.
If it is retained, the construction is an aposiopesis...
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I HAD FAINTED, UNLESS, &C.— The words _I had fainted,_ are not in
the Hebrew. Dr. Hammond observes, that there is a very remarkable
elegance in the original; which, by the use of a beautiful figure,
m...
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PSALMS 27
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Trust and Prayer in the Hour of Danger.
ANALYSIS
Part I., Two pentameter hexastichs: Stanza I., Psalms 27:1-3, That
which Jehovah Is Now he Has Been in the Past, and Wil...
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_I HAD FAINTED, UNLESS I HAD BELIEVED TO SEE THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD
IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING._ Conclusion-summing up the psalm. The
goodness of the Lord is the antidote to fear amidst troubles; onl...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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ל̣ׄוּלֵ̣֗ׄא̣ׄ הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי לִ
רְאֹ֥ות בְּֽ טוּב...
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Psalms 27:1
THE hypothesis that two originally distinct psalms or fragments are
here blended has much in its favour. The rhythm and style of the
latter half (Psalms 27:7) are strikingly unlike those o...
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THE SONG OF FEARLESS TRUST IN GOD
Psalms 27:1
This psalm probably dates from the time when the exiled king,
surrounded by unscrupulous foes, looked from his hiding-place beyond
the Jordan to the Holy...
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The real significance of this psalm is that of the experience of
worship. It is somewhat strange that the remarkable contrast between
the first (vv. Psa 27:1-6) and second (vv. Psa 27:7-14) parts has...
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[I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD
(h) in the land of the living.
(h) In this present life before I die, as in (Isaiah 38:11)....
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How beautiful this verse is also, if read as the words of Jesus.
Through the whole of Christ's ministry, he had an eye to the promised
aid of his Father. God had said that he would strengthen him for...
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13._Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah. _It is
generally agreed among interpreters, that this sentence is incomplete.
Some, however, are of opinion, that the Hebrew particle לולא
_lu...
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In Psalms 27 we have two distinct parts, and, I apprehend, then in the
last two Verses (Psa 27:21-22) the result for the mind of the saint as
taught of God. The first part, Verses 1-6 (Psalms 27:1-6),...
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[I HAD FAINTED],.... When false witnesses rose up against him, and
threatened to take away his life, and the life of his friends, in the
most barbarous and cruel manner: the people of God are subject...
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Psalms 27:13 [I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the
goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Ver. 13. _I had fainted, unless I had believed_] Saved he was then by
his faith, which d...
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_I had fainted_ These words are not in the original, but are added to
complete the sense. For the speech is abrupt and imperfect, as is very
usual, not only with the inspired penmen, but many other au...
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THE BELIEVER'S TRUST IN GOD AND HIS WORD.
A psalm of David, written probably about the same time as the
preceding one, picturing the state of mind of one who is persecuted
'Without cause and longs fo...
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I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in
the land of the living, literally, "If I did not trust to behold the
excellence of Jehovah!" He leaves the sentence unfinished. f...
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7-14 Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of
grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his
worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. When w...
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I HAD FAINTED: these words are added to complete the sense; for the
speech is abrupt and imperfect, as is very usual, not only in the Holy
Scripture, but in many other authors, in all vehement passion...
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Psalms 27:13 unless H3884 believed H539 (H8689) see H7200 (H8800)
goodness H2898 LORD H3068 land H776 living...
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Unless I had believed to see,
The goodness of YHWH in the land of the living.
And finally he brings out the fact that he had almost been in despair.
Had it not been that he had believed to see the go...
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Psalms 27:13
The text puts before us:
I. A future experience embraced or anticipated by faith. It indicates
the sustaining power of such anticipation. (1) The goodness of God is
His kindness. Of the...
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Psalms 27:1. _The Lord is my light and my salvation;_
First comes light, and then salvation. We are not saved in ignorance;
the knowledge of our sinfulness is revealed to us, we discover our
true con...
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Very much of the language of David used here, I trust, we can make our
own. May the Spirit of God lead us to understand, by experience, what
he has written.
Psalms 27:1. _The LORD is my light and my...
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CONTENTS: David glories in Jehovah's name and expresses triumphant
faith.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: God is the believer's light and strength by whom and in
whom he lives. We should therefo...
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REFLECTIONS. This Psalm professes to have been written in mature age,
and after David's head was lifted up above his enemies. The Lord was
become his light and salvation; whom in future was he to fear...
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_I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living._
THE GOODNESS OF GOD IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING
The words “I had fainted” are not in the original. The s...
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_Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice._
A PRAYER OF DESIRE AND DEPENDENCE
David here expresses--
I. his desire towards God. If he cannot now go up to the house of the
Lord, yet, wherever he is, h...
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_The Lord is my light and my salvation._
IMPLICIT TRUST
This psalm was written by a man who was at the moment far down in the
depths of spiritual conflict, and yet was holding a steady front
against...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 27:1. In singing Psalms 27:1, God’s
people have a way to express confidence in him and to respond to
challenging life situations. The psalm de
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 27:13 The GOODNESS OF THE LORD is probably his
gracious character, as revealed by his actions (Exodus 33:19;...
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INTRODUCTION
This psalm has been referred by some to the period of David’s
waiting for the kingdom; by others, to the time of Absalom’s
rebellion. _Hengstenberg_ says: “All attempts to find out any
oc...
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EXPOSITION
THIS psalm is one of those which have been called "composite"; and
certainly it falls into two parts which offer the strongest possible
contrast the one to the other. Part 1. (Psalms 27:1)...
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2 Corinthians 4:1; 2 Corinthians 4:16; 2 Corinthians 4:8; Ephesians
2:8;...
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The living — David was thus earnestly desirous of this mercy in this
life, not because he placed his portion in these things; but because
the truth and glory of God, were highly concerned in making go...