< Psalms 20 >
1 The LORD hear you in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend you;
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.
2 Send you help from the sanctuary, and strengthen you out of Zion;
May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
3 Remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice; (Selah)
May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings.
4 Grant you according to your own heart, and fulfill all your counsel.
May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
5 We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfill all your petitions.
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.
6 Now know I that the LORD saves his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.
O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.