Psalms 27:13

"I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah

In the land of the living.

Wait for Jehovah:

Be strong and let thy heart take courage;

Yea, wait thou for Jehovah."

McCaw's summary of these two verses is helpful.

"These words are a testimony and strong exhortation to steadfast endurance. This conclusion of the anthem emphasizes human frailty, but stresses the fact of Divine intervention, the utter certainty of the Lord's sufficiency, and the patience of faith which waits with confidence."[16]

"Both parts of this Psalm bear testimony to a vital faith."[17] And as Ash stated, "The psalm ends, as it began, with trust, trust tried by difficult times."[18]