Psalms 20

1 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.

Unto the end. A Psalm of David. May the Lord hear you in the day of tribulation. May the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

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

May he send you help from the sanctuary and watch over you from Zion.

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

May he be mindful of all your sacrifices, and may your burnt-offerings be fat.

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

May he grant to you according to your heart, and confirm all your counsels.

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

We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God, we will be magnified.

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

May the Lord fulfill all your petitions. Now I know that the Lord has saved his Christ. He will hear him from his holy heaven. The salvation of his right hand is in his power.

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

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God.

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

They have been bound, and they have fallen. But we have risen up, and we have been set upright.

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

O Lord, save the king, and hear us on the day that we will call upon you.