Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For the director of music. A psalm of David. May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. New Living Translation In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry. May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm. English Standard Version May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! Berean Standard Bible For 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. King James Bible To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; New King James Version To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; May the name of the God of Jacob defend you; New American Standard Bible For the music director. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you on a day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! NASB 1995 For the choir director. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high! NASB 1977 May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high! Legacy Standard Bible For the choir director. A Psalm of David. May Yahweh answer you in the day of distress! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high! Amplified Bible To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you (David) in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high [and defend you in battle]! Christian Standard Bible For the choir director. A psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in a day of trouble; may the name of Jacob’s God protect you. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. May Yahweh answer you in a day of trouble; may the name of Jacob’s God protect you. American Standard Version For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high; Contemporary English Version I pray that the LORD will listen when you are in trouble, and that the God of Jacob will keep you safe. English Revised Version For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The LORD answer thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high; GOD'S WORD® Translation [For the choir director; a psalm by David.] The LORD will answer you in times of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob will protect you. Good News Translation May the LORD answer you when you are in trouble! May the God of Jacob protect you! International Standard Version May the LORD answer you in the day of distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. Majority Standard Bible For 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. NET Bible For the music director; a psalm of David. May the LORD answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you secure! New Heart English Bible [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high. Webster's Bible Translation To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee. World English Bible For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH answers you, "" In a day of adversity, "" The Name of the God of Jacob sets you on high, Young's Literal Translation To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah doth answer thee, In a day of adversity, The name of the God of Jacob doth set thee on high, Smith's Literal Translation To the overseer; chanting of David. Jehovah will answer thee in the day of straits; the name of the God of Jacob shall exalt thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleUnto the end. A psalm for David. May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation: may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible For the leader. A psalm of David. [2] The LORD answer you in time of distress; the name of the God of Jacob defend you! New Revised Standard Version The LORD answer you in the day of trouble! The name of the God of Jacob protect you! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMAY the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend you; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated LORD JEHOVAH will answer you in a day of trouble, and The Name of the God of Jacob will help you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For the Leader. A Psalm of David. The LORD answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high; Brenton Septuagint Translation For the end, a Psalm of David. The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Day of Trouble1For 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. 2May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.… Cross References Psalm 46:1 For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. Psalm 91:15 When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him. Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know. 2 Chronicles 20:9 ‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’ Psalm 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.” Psalm 118:5 In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free. Psalm 121:1-2 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? / My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Isaiah 65:24 Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear. James 5:13 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises. Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” Romans 10:13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Treasury of Scripture The LORD hear you in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend you; A. Psalm 41:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. Psalm 46:1 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 50:5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. name Psalm 9:10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. Psalm 83:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. Exodus 34:5-7 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD… God Psalm 46:7,11 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah… Genesis 32:27-29 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob… Genesis 48:15,16 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, … defend [heb. Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. Psalm 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. Psalm 114:2 Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. Jump to Previous Adversity Chief Choirmaster David Defend Director Distress Ear Hear High Jacob Leader Music Musician Music-Maker Overseer Placed Protect Psalm Securely TroubleJump to Next Adversity Chief Choirmaster David Defend Director Distress Ear Hear High Jacob Leader Music Musician Music-Maker Overseer Placed Protect Psalm Securely TroublePsalm 20 1. The church blesses the King in his exploits7. and expresses her confidence in God's helpfulness May the LORD answer you The phrase begins with a petition for divine response. The Hebrew word for "LORD" here is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, emphasizing His personal relationship with His people. The verb "answer" (Hebrew: "anah") implies a response to a call or plea, suggesting a two-way communication between the believer and God. This reflects the deep-seated belief in a God who is not distant but actively listens and responds to His people, especially in times of need. in the day of trouble may the name of the God of Jacob protect you Defend thee.--Better, set thee up on high (comp. Psalm 69:29; Psalm 91:14) as in a fortress, out of the reach of foes. Verse 1. - The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble. The people intercede for their king in a "clay of trouble" or "distress," when danger impends, and he is about to affront it. They are made to ask, first of all, that God will hear the king's prayers, which are no doubt being silently offered while they pray aloud. The Name of the God of Jacob defend thee. (On the force of the expression, "the Name of God," see the comment upon Psalm 7:17.) "Jacob's God" - a favourite expression with David - is the God who made him the promise, "I will be with thee, and I will keep thee in all places whither thou goest" (Genesis 28:15). "Defend thee" is scarcely a correct rendering. Translate, exalt thee.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew For the choirmaster.לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ (lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5329: To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent A Psalm מִזְמ֥וֹר (miz·mō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4210: Instrumental music, a poem set to notes of David. לְדָוִֽד׃ (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse May the LORD יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel answer you יַֽעַנְךָ֣ (ya·‘an·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond in the day בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of trouble; צָרָ֑ה (ṣā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival may the name שֵׁ֤ם ׀ (šêm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name of the God אֱלֹהֵ֬י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Jacob יַעֲקֹֽב׃ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc protect you. יְ֝שַׂגֶּבְךָ֗ (yə·śag·geḇ·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7682: To be, lofty, inaccessible, safe, strong Links Psalm 20:1 NIVPsalm 20:1 NLT Psalm 20:1 ESV Psalm 20:1 NASB Psalm 20:1 KJV Psalm 20:1 BibleApps.com Psalm 20:1 Biblia Paralela Psalm 20:1 Chinese Bible Psalm 20:1 French Bible Psalm 20:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 20:1 For the Chief Musician (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
    |