Psalms 20

1 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.

For the chief musician. A psalm of David. May Yahweh help you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you

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

and send help from the holy place to support you from Zion.

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

May he call to mind all your offerings and accept your burnt sacrifice. (Selah)

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

May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans.

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

Then we will rejoice in your victory, and, in the name of our God, we will raise banners. May Yahweh grant all your petitions.

6 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.

Now I know that Yahweh will rescue his anointed one; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the strength of his right hand that can rescue him.

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

Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we call on Yahweh our God.

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

They will be brought down and fall, but we will rise and stand upright!

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

Yahweh, rescue the king; help us when we call.