Psalm 20

New American Standard Bible

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!
²May He send you help ^(D)from the sanctuary,
And ^(E)support you from Zion!
³May He ^(F)remember all your meal offerings
And ^[b]^(G)accept your burnt offering! Selah

⁴May 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.

⁶Now ^(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.
⁷Some praise their chariots and some their ^(P)horses,
But ^(Q)we will praise the name of the Lord, our God.
⁸They 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

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

Psalm 20

Common English Bible

Psalm 20

For the music leader. A psalm of David.

20 I pray that the Lord answers you
        whenever you are in trouble.
    Let the name of Jacob’s God protect you.
²Let God send help to you from the sanctuary
    and support you from Zion.
³Let God recall your many grain offerings;
    let him savor your entirely burned offerings. Selah
⁴Let God grant what is in your heart
    and fulfill all your plans.
⁵Then we will rejoice that you’ve been helped.
    We will fly our flags in the name of our God.
    Let the Lord fulfill all your requests!

⁶Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed one;
    God answers his anointed one
        from his heavenly sanctuary,
    answering with mighty acts of salvation
        achieved by his strong hand.
⁷Some people trust in chariots, others in horses;
    but we praise the Lord’s name.
⁸They will collapse and fall,
    but we will stand up straight and strong.

⁹Lord, save the king!
Let him answer us when we cry out!

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Common English Bible (CEB)

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