Read
Psalm 27:13
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
11Teach me your way, LORD. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.
12Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty.
13I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.
Notice
The words “still confident” carry the strain of hope under threat: the speaker expects to see God’s goodness while enemies and false witnesses remain near.
Questions to write on. Each one opens a new entry with this verse already attached.
What makes the words “still confident” easy or hard for you to say today?
Write on thisHow does “in the land of the living” shape what you hope to see of God’s goodness?
Write on thisConnect
Where else Scripture says this
12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.
This verse's connections, by chapterThe Bible's strongest chapter linksHover or tap a book to trace it
Hebrews 11:1Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.Both speak of confidence concerning what is still hoped for: Psalm 27 anticipates seeing goodness, and Hebrews describes faith concerning unseen things.
2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward person is decaying, yet our inward person is renewed day by day.Psalm 27 expresses confidence amid threats, while Paul describes inward renewal amid outward decay; both speak of endurance under strain.
Psalm 142:5I cried to you, LORD. I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”Both locate trust in the LORD within “the land of the living,” naming his goodness in one and his refuge in the other.
2 Corinthians 4:8–14We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;Confidence amid the threats surrounding Psalm 27 shares Paul's refusal to despair while pressed and perplexed.
Psalm 56:3When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.Both express trust in God under threat, with Psalm 56 naming fear and Psalm 27 expecting to see his goodness.
Psalm 56:13For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.Both speak of life before God, with Psalm 27 anticipating goodness and Psalm 56 thanking him for deliverance from death.
Psalm 31:19Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!God’s goodness is the shared theme: Psalm 27 expects to see it, and Psalm 31 praises its greatness toward those taking refuge.
Luke 18:1He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray and not give up,Continued trust links the passages: Psalm 27 retains confidence, while Luke introduces teaching about prayer without giving up.
Ephesians 2:8for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,Both concern trust in God; Psalm 27 expects his goodness, while Ephesians speaks of salvation by grace through faith.
Job 28:13Man doesn’t know its price, and it isn’t found in the land of the living.The shared phrase “the land of the living” marks a limited connection: Psalm 27 anticipates seeing goodness there; Job describes something absent there.
2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don’t faint.Both express persistence grounded in God’s kindness: Psalm 27 names expected goodness, and Paul names mercy already received.
Jeremiah 11:19But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter. I didn’t know that they had devised plans against me, saying, “Let’s destroy the tree with its …Both mention “the land of the living” amid hostile threats, with Psalm 27 expressing confidence and Jeremiah reporting a plot to kill him.
Where this verse fits
Waiting. fear for the future. injustice and anger.
One step
Something small to carry out of this verse
Encouragement
The speaker has named cruelty and false witnesses before expressing confidence. Your trouble need not go unnamed when you trust God; his goodness remains the ground of hope.
Now put it in your words.
Start an entry on Psalm 27:13. Write what it stirs. Psalmlog sets your words beside Scripture and gives you one next step. Your first entry is free, no account needed.
Keep goingPsalm 27 · the whole chapter with its connection mapPsalms · every chapterBuild a reading plan through Psalms
Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).