12 Give me not unto the [a]lust of mine adversaries: for there are false witnesses risen up against me, and such as speak cruelly.

13 I should have fainted, except I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord [b]in the land of the living.

14 [c]Hope in the Lord: be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart, and trust in the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27:12 But either pacify their wrath, or bridle their rage.
  2. Psalm 27:13 In this present life before I die, as Isa. 38:11.
  3. Psalm 27:14 He exhorteth himself to depend on the Lord, seeing he never failed in his promises.

12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
    for false witnesses(A) rise up against me,
    spouting malicious accusations.

13 I remain confident of this:
    I will see the goodness of the Lord(B)
    in the land of the living.(C)
14 Wait(D) for the Lord;
    be strong(E) and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.

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