Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
1For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. May Yahweh answer you in a day of trouble; may the name of Jacob's God 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 offerings and accept your burnt offering. Selah | 3May he remember all your gifts, and may he accept your burnt offerings. Interlude |
4May He give you what your heart desires and fulfill your whole purpose. | 4May he give you what your heart desires, and may he fulfill all your plans. |
5Let us shout for joy at your victory and lift the banner in the name of our God. May Yahweh fulfill all your requests. | 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 gives victory to His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with mighty victories from 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 take pride in chariots, and others in horses, but we take pride in the name of Yahweh 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 and stand firm. | 8While they bowed down and fell, we arose and stood upright. |
9 LORD, give victory to the king! May He answer us on the day that we call. | 9Deliver us, LORD! Answer us, our King, on the day we cry out! |
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