What is the meaning of Psalm 20:6? Now I know • David moves from petition to certainty. Earlier in the psalm the people pray, “May the LORD answer you” (Psalm 20:1). • Here the tense shifts: “Now I know.” Faith puts God’s promise in the past tense because His word is unbreakable (Romans 4:20-21). • Similar confidence rings out in Psalm 56:9 — “Then my enemies will retreat on the day I call. This I know: God is on my side.” • 2 Timothy 1:12 echoes the same settled assurance: “I know whom I have believed.” that the LORD saves His anointed • “His anointed” first points to David, the king God chose (1 Samuel 16:13), and ultimately to the Messiah, Jesus (Psalm 2:2; Acts 4:26-27). • The verb “saves” is present and active. God doesn’t merely wish well; He intervenes. Psalm 18:50 affirms, “Great salvation He brings to His king, and shows loving devotion to His anointed.” • For believers, Christ’s victory guarantees ours. 2 Corinthians 1:21 says, “Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ and anointed us.” Because we are in the Anointed One, His rescue becomes ours. He answers him from His holy heaven • The earthly throne in Jerusalem is backed by the heavenly throne. Psalm 11:4 reminds us, “The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne.” • David often cried from danger and received help “from His temple” (Psalm 18:6). The distance between earth and heaven is no barrier when God decides to act (Isaiah 57:15). • Hebrews 4:16 invites the same bold access: “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence.” The king prays; the King of kings replies. with the saving power of His right hand • In Scripture the right hand pictures might and authority. At the Red Sea, Moses sang, “Your right hand, O LORD, is glorious in power” (Exodus 15:6). • Psalm 118:15-16 repeats the theme: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor.” • When Jesus rose and ascended, He sat “at the right hand of God” (Acts 2:33), proving that the same power that delivered David is now displayed perfectly in Christ. • For the believer, that right-hand power safeguards us daily. Jesus, seated there, “always lives to intercede” (Hebrews 7:25), ensuring continual rescue. summary Psalm 20:6 shifts the atmosphere from hopeful petition to unwavering confidence. David, God’s anointed king, knows beyond doubt that the LORD actively saves, answers from His heavenly throne, and unleashes the unmatched power of His right hand. In Christ—the ultimate Anointed One—this promise is fulfilled for all who trust Him. |
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