Psalms 20
1 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].
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.
2 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].
May he send you help from the sanctuary and watch over you from Zion.
3 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.
May he be mindful of all your sacrifices, and may your burnt-offerings be fat.
4 I want him to give to you what you desire, and that you will be able to accomplish all that you desire to do.
May he grant to you according to your heart, and confirm all your counsels.
5 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.
We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God, we will be magnified.
6 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].
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.
7 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.
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God.
8 Some kings will stumble and fall down, but we will be strong and (not be moved/continue standing firm).
They have been bound, and they have fallen. But we have risen up, and we have been set upright.
9 Yahweh, enable [me], your king, to defeat our enemies! Answer us when we call out to you [to help us.]
O Lord, save the king, and hear us on the day that we will call upon you.
