Psalm 20 BSB ISV Parallel

◄ Psalm 20 ►

Berean Study Bible

International Standard Version

1For 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.

1May the LORD answer you in the day of distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

2May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.

2May he send you help from the sanctuary, and may he sustain you from Zion.

3May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah

3May he remember all your gifts, and may he accept your burnt offerings. Interlude

4May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

4May he give you what your heart desires, and may he fulfill all your plans.

5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.

5May we shout for joy at your deliverance and unfurl our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.

6Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.

6Now I know that the LORD has delivered his anointed; he has answered him from his sanctuary with the strength of his right hand of deliverance.

7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

7Some boast in chariots, others in horses; but we will boast in the name of the LORD our God.

8They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.

8While they bowed down and fell, we arose and stood upright.

9O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.

9Deliver us, LORD! Answer us, our King, on the day we cry out!