Psalms 27:13

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 27:13, word by word

If I had notלׅׄוּלֵׅׄאׅׄlule

if not, unless

If not, unless, were it not that.

Where else “lule” appears

believedהֶאֱמַנְתִּיheemanti

believe

To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.

Where else “heemanti” appears

that I would seeרְאוֹתreot

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “reot” appears

the goodnessטוּבtuv

goodness

What is good in a person, shown in how he treats others, like God's character.

Where else “tuv” appears

of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears

in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears

of the living—חַיִּיםchayim

alive

Having life, not dead.

Where else “chayim” appears

Translation note

The sentence is left unfinished in Hebrew; it can be understood as by someone who does not even want to say what would have happened.

The context