Psalm 20

1 May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

2 May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.

3 May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah

4 May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

5 May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.

6 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.

7 Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

8 They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.

9 O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.

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A battle-day liturgy for the king: 'Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high.' Help from the sanctuary, remembrance of offerings, banners set up in the name of our God. The confession that divides the armies: 'Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God.' They are bowed down and fallen; we are risen and stand upright.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Poetry · David, Asaph, Sons of Korah, others — Psalms overview

Top cross-references8 chapters ▾

Proverbs 181 verse
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
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Psalms 1381 verse
- Psalms 138:7If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
- Read Psalms 138 →
Psalms 911 verse
- Psalms 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
- Read Psalms 91 →
1 Kings 81 verse
- 1 Kings 8:44When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,
- Read 1 Kings 8 →

4 more chapters this one speaks with

Isaiah 141 verse
- Isaiah 14:32What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
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1 Kings 61 verse
- 1 Kings 6:16He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
- Read 1 Kings 6 →
Psalms 511 verse
- Psalms 51:19Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
- Read Psalms 51 →
2 Chronicles 71 verse
- 2 Chronicles 7:1When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
- Read 2 Chronicles 7 →

Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.