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.

“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” May the Lord answer thee on the day of distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee;

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

May he send thee help from the sanctuary, and support thee from Zion;

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

May he remember all thy meat-offerings, and accept in favor thy burnt-sacrifice. (Selah)

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

May he grant thee according to thy own heart, and fulfill all thy resolves.

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 thy salvation, and in the name of our God will we upraise our banners: may the Lord fulfill all thy petitions.

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.

Now I know that the Lord saveth his anointed: he will answer him from his holy heavens, with the saving strength of his right hand.

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 invoke the name of the Lord our God.

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

They are prostrate and fallen; but we are risen up and stand erect.

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

O Lord, save [us]: may the king answer us on the day when we call [on him].