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Psalm 20 Berean Standard Bible

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1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,
2 May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
2 send you help from the sanctuary, grant you support from Zion,
3 May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah
3 remember all your offerings, and accept your burned sacrifice. Selah.
4 May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
4 May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel.
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.
5 We will triumph in your salvation. In the name of our God, we will set up our banners. May Yahweh grant all your requests.
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.
6 Now I know that Yahweh saves his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven, with the saving strength of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of Yahweh our God.
8 They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
8 They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and stand upright.
9 O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.
9 Save, Yahweh! Let the King answer us when we call!
Cross references (9)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 138:7; Psalm 91:14–15; Psalm 46:11; Isaiah 50:10
  2. 2 1 Kings 8:44–45; Isaiah 14:32; Isaiah 12:6; 1 Kings 6:16; 2 Chronicles 20:8–9
  3. 3 2 Chronicles 7:1; Psalm 51:19; Acts 10:4; 1 Chronicles 21:26; Ephesians 5:2
  4. 4 Psalm 145:19; Psalm 37:4; Matthew 21:22; Psalm 21:2; John 16:23
  5. 5 Exodus 17:15; 1 Samuel 1:17; Psalm 60:4; Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 61:10
  6. 6 Psalm 28:8; Acts 5:31; Psalm 18:50; Psalm 89:20–23; Acts 4:10
  7. 7 Isaiah 31:1; Jeremiah 17:5; Proverbs 21:31; Psalm 33:16–17; 2 Chronicles 32:8
  8. 8 Psalm 125:1; Micah 7:8; Psalm 34:21–22; Jeremiah 17:7–8; Judges 5:31
  9. 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).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm XIX)

    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)