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Psalms 20:1

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

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ASV

Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;

KJV

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יַֽעַנְךָ֣ya.'an.Khamay he answer youH6030 →
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomin a day ofH3117 →
צָרָ֑הtza.RahtroubleH6869 →
יְ֝שַׂגֶּבְךָ֗ye.sa.gev.khamay it set on high youH7682 →
שֵׁ֤ם׀shem[the] name ofH8034 →
אֱלֹהֵ֬י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
יַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →

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Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.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.Psalms 91:14–15“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. SelahIsaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.Matthew 26:38–39Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.Psalms 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.Jeremiah 30:7How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.Psalms 60:11Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.Psalms 114:2Judah became God’s sanctuary, and Israel His dominion.Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. SelahExodus 34:5–7And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.Psalms 50:5“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”Exodus 3:13–15Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?”Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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