诗篇 20
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
祈求 神使王得胜
大卫的诗，交给诗班长。
20 愿耶和华在你遭难的日子应允你，
愿雅各的 神的名保护你。
2 愿他从圣所帮助你，
从锡安扶持你。
3 愿他记念你的一切素祭，
悦纳你的燔祭。（细拉）
4 愿他照着你的心愿赏赐你，
实现你的一切计划。
5 我们要因你的胜利欢呼，
因我们 神的名高举旗帜；
愿耶和华实现你所求的一切。
6 现在我确知，耶和华拯救自己的受膏者；
他必从他的圣天上应允他，
用自己右手的能力拯救他。
7 有人靠车，有人靠马。
我们却靠耶和华我们 神的名。
8 他们都屈身跌倒，
我们却起来，挺身而立。
9 耶和华啊！求你拯救君王！
我们呼求的时候，愿你应允我们（按照《马索拉文本》，“愿你应允我们”应作“愿他应允我们”；现参照《七十士译本》翻译）。
Psalm 20
Contemporary English Version
(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
A Prayer for Victory
1 I pray that the Lord
will listen when you
are in trouble,
and that the God of Jacob
will keep you safe.
2 May the Lord send help
from his temple
and come to your rescue
from Mount Zion.
3 May he remember your gifts
and be pleased
with what you bring.
4 May God do what you want most
and let all go well for you.
5 Then you will win victories,
and we will celebrate,
while raising our banners
in the name of our God.
May the Lord answer
all your prayers!
6 I am certain, Lord,
that you will help
your chosen king.
You will answer my prayers
from your holy place
in heaven,
and you will save me
with your mighty arm.
7 Some people trust the power
of chariots or horses,
but we trust you, Lord God.
8 Others will stumble and fall,
but we will be strong
and stand firm.
9 Give the king victory, Lord,
and answer our prayers.[a]
Footnotes
- 20.9 victory … prayers: Or “victory. He (God or the king) answers us.”
Psalm 20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 20[a]
Prayer for the King in Time of War
1 For the leader. A psalm of David.
I
2 The Lord answer you in time of distress;
the name of the God of Jacob defend you!
3 May he send you help from the sanctuary,
from Zion be your support.(A)
4 May he remember[b] your every offering,
graciously accept your burnt offering,
Selah
5 Grant what is in your heart,
fulfill your every plan.
6 May we shout for joy at your victory,[c]
raise the banners in the name of our God.
The Lord grant your every petition!
II
7 Now I know the Lord gives victory
to his anointed.(B)
He will answer him from the holy heavens
with a strong arm that brings victory.
8 Some rely on chariots, others on horses,
but we on the name of the Lord our God.(C)
9 They collapse and fall,
but we stand strong and firm.(D)
10 Lord, grant victory to the king;
answer when we call upon you.
Footnotes
- Psalm 20 The people pray for the king before battle. The people ask for divine help (Ps 20:2–6) and express confidence that such help will be given (Ps 20:7–10). A solemn assurance of divine help may well have been given between the two sections in the liturgy, something like the promises of Ps 12:6; 21:9–13. The final verse (Ps 20:10) echoes the opening verse.
- 20:4 Remember: God’s remembering implies readiness to act, cf. Gn 8:1; Ex 2:24.
- 20:6 Victory: the Hebrew root is often translated “salvation,” “to save,” but in military contexts it can have the specific meaning of “victory.”
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