1May the LORD answer you when you are in trouble. May the God of Jacob keep you safe.2May he send you help from the sacred tent. May he give you aid from Zion.3May he remember all your sacrifices. May he accept your burnt offerings.4May he give you what your heart wishes for. May he make all your plans succeed.5May we shout for joy over your victory. May we lift up our flags in the name of our God. May the LORD give you everything you ask for.6Now I know that the LORD gives victory to his anointed king. He answers him from his sacred home in heaven. The power of God’s right hand gives victory to the king.7Some trust in chariots. Some trust in horses. But we trust in the LORD our God.8They are brought to their knees and fall down. But we get up and stand firm.9LORD, give victory to the king! Answer us when we call out to you!
Psalm 20
English Standard Version
Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God
1To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! (Ge 35:3; Ps 59:1; Ps 69:29; Pr 18:10)2May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion! (2Ch 20:8; Ps 73:17; Ps 128:5)3May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! (Ac 10:4)4May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans! (Ps 21:2)5May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the Lord fulfill all your petitions! (Ps 9:14; Ps 60:4; So 6:4; So 6:10)6Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand. (Ps 28:8)7Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. (1Sa 17:45; 2Ch 32:8; Pr 21:31; Isa 31:1; Isa 36:9)8They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.9O Lord, save the king! May he answer us when we call. (Ps 48:2)