1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. May the Lord give ear to you in the day of trouble; may you be placed on high by the name of the God of Jacob; 2 May he send you help from the holy place, and give you strength from Zion; 3 May he keep all your offerings in mind, and be pleased with the fat of your burned offerings; (Selah.) 4 May he give you your heart's desire, and put all your purposes into effect. 5 We will be glad in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will put up our flags: may the Lord give you all your requests. 6 Now am I certain that the Lord gives salvation to his king; he will give him an answer from his holy heaven with the strength of salvation in his right hand. 7 Some put their faith in carriages and some in horses; but we will be strong in the name of the Lord our God. 8 They are bent down and made low; but we have been lifted up. 9 Come to our help, Lord: let the king give ear to our cry.
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Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
Cross references (9)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 138:7; Psalm 91:14–15; Psalm 46:11; Isaiah 50:10
- 2 1 Kings 8:44–45; Isaiah 14:32; Isaiah 12:6; 1 Kings 6:16; 2 Chronicles 20:8–9
- 3 2 Chronicles 7:1; Psalm 51:19; Acts 10:4; 1 Chronicles 21:26; Ephesians 5:2
- 4 Psalm 145:19; Psalm 37:4; Matthew 21:22; Psalm 21:2; John 16:23
- 5 Exodus 17:15; 1 Samuel 1:17; Psalm 60:4; Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 61:10
- 6 Psalm 28:8; Acts 5:31; Psalm 18:50; Psalm 89:20–23; Acts 4:10
- 7 Isaiah 31:1; Jeremiah 17:5; Proverbs 21:31; Psalm 33:16–17; 2 Chronicles 32:8
- 8 Psalm 125:1; Micah 7:8; Psalm 34:21–22; Jeremiah 17:7–8; Judges 5:31
- 9 Psalm 5:2; Psalm 44:4; Psalm 118:25–26; Matthew 21:15; Psalm 74:12
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
It is a well-known title; nor does the Lord Jesus Christ say what follows, but it is said of Him. 2. "The heavens tell out the glory of God" (ver. 1).
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)