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.

INkosi ikuphendule osukwini lokuhlupheka; ibizo likaNkulunkulu kaJakobe likuvikele.

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

Kayikuthumele usizo oluvela endaweni engcwele, ikusekele iseZiyoni.

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

Kayikhumbule yonke iminikelo yakho, njalo yemukele umnikelo wakho wokutshiswa. (Sela)

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

Ikunike njengokwenhliziyo yakho, njalo igcwalise icebo lakho lonke.

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.

Simemeze ngentokozo esindisweni lwakho, lebizweni likaNkulunkulu wethu siphakamise iziboniso! INkosi igcwalise konke ukucela kwakho.

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.

Sengisazi ukuthi iNkosi isindisa ogcotshiweyo wayo; izamphendula isemazulwini ayo angcwele ngamandla asindisayo esandla sayo sokunene.

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

Abanye bathembela enqoleni, labanye emabhizeni, kodwa thina sizakhumbula ibizo leNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu.

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

Bona bakhothanyisiwe bawa, kodwa thina sisukumile simi.

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

Jehova, sindisa; inkosi isiphendule osukwini lokukhala kwethu.