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Psalm 20 Free Bible Version

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1 For the music director. A psalm of David. May the Lord answer you when you are in 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 the Lord send you help from the sanctuary, and may he support you from Zion.
2 send you help from the sanctuary, grant you support from Zion,
3 May the Lord remember all your offerings, and accept all your burnt sacrifices. Selah.
3 remember all your offerings, and accept your burned sacrifice. Selah.
4 May the Lord give you whatever you really want; may he make all your plans successful.
4 May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel.
5 May we shout for joy over your victory, and set up banners in the name of our God. May the Lord answer all your requests.
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 the one he has anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven, and save his anointed by his powerful 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 some in war horses, but we trust in who the Lord our God is.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of Yahweh our God.
8 They collapse and fall down, but we rise and stand up.
8 They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and stand upright.
9 May the Lord save the king! Please answer us when we call for help!
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)