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This is a song that David wrote for the music leader.

We trust God to help us [ a ]

20 May the Lord answer you
when you are in trouble and you call to him for help.
May Israel's great God keep you safe.
2 He will send help to you from his holy place,
from his temple in Zion.
3 He will remember the gifts that you have offered to him.
He will accept your burnt offerings
Selah
4 May God give to you
all the things that you really want.
He will help you to do everything that you want to do.
5 Then we will be happy and we will shout aloud
when you win against your enemies.
We will wave our flags to praise our God.
Yes, I pray that the Lord will do for you
everything that you ask him to do.

6 Now I know that the Lord will save
the king that he has chosen.
God will agree to help him from his holy place in heaven.
God will use his great power to make his king safe.
7 Some people hope that their chariots will keep them safe.
Other people trust their horses to save them.
But we will trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8 Those people will fall down,
and they will not get up again.
But we will get up and stand again,
and we will be strong.
9 Lord , help the king to win against his enemies!
Please answer us when we ask you for help.

Footnotes

  1. 20:1 Soldiers may have sung this Psalm when they left Jerusalem to fight against their enemies. The king trusts that God will help him to win.

To the director: A song of David.

20 May the Lord answer you in times of trouble.
May the God of Jacob protect you.
2 May he send you help from his Holy Place.
May he support you from Zion.
3 May he remember all the gifts you have offered.
May he accept all your sacrifices. Selah
4 May he give you what you really want.
May he make all your plans successful.
5 We will celebrate when he helps you.
We will praise the name of God.
May the Lord give you everything you ask for.

6 Now I know the Lord helps his chosen king.
From his holy heaven he answered.
With his great power he saved him.
7 Some give the credit for victory to their chariots and soldiers,
but we honor the Lord our God.
8 They fall in battle, totally defeated,
but we survive and stand strong!

9 Lord , save the king!
Answer us when we call to you for help.

20 The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.

4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.

6 Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

9 Save, Lord : let the king hear us when we call.

Prayer for Victory over Enemies.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

20 May the Lord answer you ( A ) on a day of trouble!
May the ( B ) name of the ( C ) God of Jacob [ a ] protect you!
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 [ b ] ( G ) accept your burnt offering! Selah

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

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

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 20:1 Lit make you high and inaccessible
  2. Psalm 20:3 Lit consider your...as fat
  3. Psalm 20:5 Or Let’s sing
  4. Psalm 20:5 Or salvation
  5. Psalm 20:6 Or mighty deeds of the victory of His right hand
  6. Psalm 20:9 Or O Lord , save the king; answer us

Psalm 20 [ a ]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; ( A )
may the name of the God of Jacob ( B ) protect you. ( C )
2 May he send you help ( D ) from the sanctuary ( E )
and grant you support ( F ) from Zion. ( G )
3 May he remember ( H ) all your sacrifices
and accept your burnt offerings. [ b ] ( I )
4 May he give you the desire of your heart ( J )
and make all your plans succeed. ( K )
5 May we shout for joy ( L ) over your victory
and lift up our banners ( M ) in the name of our God.

May the Lord grant all your requests. ( N )

6 Now this I know:
The Lord gives victory to his anointed. ( O )
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
with the victorious power of his right hand. ( P )
7 Some trust in chariots ( Q ) and some in horses, ( R )
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. ( S )
8 They are brought to their knees and fall, ( T )
but we rise up ( U ) and stand firm. ( V )
9 Lord , give victory to the king!
Answer us ( W ) when we call!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 20:1 In Hebrew texts 20:1-9 is numbered 20:2-10.
  2. Psalm 20:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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