Psalms 20

1 TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH answers you, In a day of adversity, The Name of the God of Jacob sets you on high,

“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 He sends your help from the sanctuary, And supports you from Zion,

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

3 He remembers all your presents, And reduces your burnt-offering to ashes. (Selah)

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

4 He gives to you according to your heart, And fulfills all your counsel.

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

5 We sing of Your salvation, And in the Name of our God set up a banner. YHWH fulfills all your requests.

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 have known That YHWH has saved His anointed, He answers him from His holy heavens, With the saving might 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 of chariots, and some of horses, And we of the Name of our God YHWH Make mention.

Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses; but we will invoke the name of the Lord our God.

8 They have bowed and have fallen, And we have risen and station ourselves upright.

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

9 O YHWH, save the king, He answers us in the day we call!

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