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.

I desire that Yahweh will answer you [when you call out to him] when you have troubles! God is the one whom ([our ancestor] Jacob/the Israeli people) [worshiped]; I desire that he will protect you [MTY] [from being harmed by your enemies].

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

I desire/hope that he will reach out from his sacred temple and help you, and aid you from [where he lives] on Zion [Hill].

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

I desire/hope that he will accept all the offerings that you give him to be burned [on the altar], and all your [other] offerings.

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

I want him to give to you what you desire, and that you will be able to accomplish all that you desire to do.

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.

When [we hear that] you have defeated [your enemies], we will shout joyfully. We will lift up a banner proclaiming that it is God [MTY] [who helps us](inc). I want Yahweh to [do for you] all that you request him to do.

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.

I know now that Yahweh rescues [me], the one whom he has chosen [to be king]. From his holy place in heaven he will answer me, and he will save me by his great power [MTY].

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

Some [kings] trust that because they have chariots [they will be able to defeat their enemies], and some trust that their horses [will enable them to defeat their enemies], but we will trust in the power [MTY] of Yahweh our God.

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

Some kings will stumble and fall down, but we will be strong and (not be moved/continue standing firm).

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

Yahweh, enable [me], your king, to defeat our enemies! Answer us when we call out to you [to help us.]