Psalm 20 English Standard Version Anglicised

Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

20 May the Lord ^(A)answer you in the day of trouble!
    May ^(B)the name of the God of Jacob ^(C)protect you!
²May he send you help from ^(D)the sanctuary
    and give you support from ^(E)Zion!
³May he ^(F)remember all your offerings
    and regard with favour your burnt sacrifices! Selah
⁴May he ^(G)grant you your heart's desire
    and fulfil all your plans!
⁵May we shout for joy over ^(H)your salvation,
    and in the name of our God set up our ^(I)banners!
May the Lord fulfil all your petitions!
⁶Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;
    he will answer him from his holy heaven
    with ^(J)the saving might of his right hand.
⁷Some trust in ^(K)chariots and some in ^(L)horses,
    ^(M)but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
⁸They collapse and fall,
    but we rise and stand upright.
⁹O Lord, save ^(N)the king!
    May he answer us when we call.

Cross references

Psalm 20:1 : [Gen. 35:3]
Psalm 20:1 : Prov. 18:10
Psalm 20:1 : Ps. 59:1; 69:29
Psalm 20:2 : Ps. 73:17; 2 Chr. 20:8
Psalm 20:2 : Ps. 128:5
Psalm 20:3 : [Acts 10:4]
Psalm 20:4 : Ps. 21:2
Psalm 20:5 : Ps. 9:14
Psalm 20:5 : Ps. 60:4; Song 6:4, 10
Psalm 20:6 : [Ps. 28:8]
Psalm 20:7 : Isa. 31:1; 36:9
Psalm 20:7 : Prov. 21:31
Psalm 20:7 : [1 Sam. 17:45; 2 Chr. 32:8]
Psalm 20:9 : Ps. 48:2

English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)