Psalm 20
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God’s Blessing on the King
20For the music director. A psalm of David.a
1May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble.
May the name of Jacob’s God protectb you.
2May he send you helpc from the sanctuary,
and from Zion may he sustain you.
3May he remember all your offerings,
and your burnt offering may he regard favorably.d Selah
4May he give to you your heart’s desire,e
and your every plan may he fulfill.
5May we shout for joy over your victory,
and in the name of our God may we set up banners.
May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.
6Now I know that Yahweh will help his anointed.f
He will answer him from his holy heaven
with the victorious power of his right hand.
7Some boast in chariots and others in horses,g
but we boast in the name of Yahweh, our God.
8They will collapse and fall,
and we will rise and stand firm.
9Rescue,h O Yahweh.
Let the king answer us when we call.
Footnotes
- aThe Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
- bThe sense is that of making something inaccessibly high, like a fortress
- cHebrew “your help”
- dLiterally “find to be fat”
- eLiterally “according to your heart”
- fHebrew “messiah”
- gLiterally “These in the chariots and those in the horses”
- hOr “Grant victory”
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