Psalm 20 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Prayer for Victory over Enemies.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

20 May the Lord answer you (A)in the day of trouble!
May the (B)name of the (C)God of Jacob set you securely on high!
2 May He send you help (D)from the sanctuary
And (E)support you from Zion!
3 May He (F)remember all your meal offerings
And (G)find your burnt offering [a]acceptable! [b]Selah.

4 May He grant you your (H)heart’s desire
And (I)fulfill all your [c]counsel!
5 [d]We will (J)sing for joy over your [e]victory,
And in the name of our God we will (K)set up our banners.
May the Lord (L)fulfill all your petitions.

6 Now (M)I know that the Lord saves His anointed;
He will (N)answer him from His holy heaven
With the [f](O)saving strength of His right hand.
7 Some [g]boast in chariots and some in (P)horses,
But (Q)we [h]will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.
8 They have (R)bowed down and fallen,
But we have (S)risen and stood upright.
9 [i](T)Save, O Lord;
May the (U)King answer us in the day we call.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 20:3 Lit fat
  2. Psalm 20:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  3. Psalm 20:4 Or purpose
  4. Psalm 20:5 Or Let us sing
  5. Psalm 20:5 Or salvation
  6. Psalm 20:6 Or mighty deeds of the victory of His right hand
  7. Psalm 20:7 Or praise chariots, or trust, or are strong through
  8. Psalm 20:7 Lit make mention of; or praise the name
  9. Psalm 20:9 Or O Lord, save the king; answer us

Cross references

  1. Psalm 20:1 : Ps 50:15
  2. Psalm 20:1 : Ps 91:14
  3. Psalm 20:1 : Ps 46:7, 11
  4. Psalm 20:2 : Ps 3:4
  5. Psalm 20:2 : Ps 110:2
  6. Psalm 20:3 : Acts 10:4
  7. Psalm 20:3 : Ps 51:19
  8. Psalm 20:4 : Ps 21:2
  9. Psalm 20:4 : Ps 145:19
  10. Psalm 20:5 : Ps 9:14
  11. Psalm 20:5 : Ps 60:4
  12. Psalm 20:5 : 1 Sam 1:17
  13. Psalm 20:6 : Ps 41:11
  14. Psalm 20:6 : Is 58:9
  15. Psalm 20:6 : Ps 28:8
  16. Psalm 20:7 : Ps 33:17
  17. Psalm 20:7 : 2 Chr 32:8
  18. Psalm 20:8 : Is 2:11, 17
  19. Psalm 20:8 : Ps 37:24; Mic 7:8
  20. Psalm 20:9 : Ps 3:7
  21. Psalm 20:9 : Ps 17:6