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Psalms 20
1For 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.
2May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
3May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah
4May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
6Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
8They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
9O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.
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Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Psalm 20:1, 2
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. / May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
Anointing of the Holy Spirit: God Preserves Those Who Receive Psalm 20:6
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
Anointing: God Preserves Those Who Receive Psalm 20:6
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
Being a Women of God Psalm 20:4
May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
Chariot for War Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
Church: Sanctuary Psalm 20:2
May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
Church: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 20:2
May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
Confidence: False Psalm 20:7, 8
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. / They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
Counting your Blessings Psalm 20:4
May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
David: King of Israel: Probably Writes Psalm 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.
Faith: Exemplified Psalm 20:5–7
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. / Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand. / Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
False Confidence in Outward Resources Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
Graduation Psalm 20:4
May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
Heaven: God: Answers his People From Psalm 20:6
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
Heaven: God's Dwelling Place Psalm 20:6
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
Heaven: Holy Psalm 20:6
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
Holy of Holies was Called The: Sanctuary Psalm 20:2
May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
Horses Psalm 20:6, 7
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand. / Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
Intercession: Exemplified Psalm 20:1–4
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. / May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion. / May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah
Joining the Military Psalm 20:6, 7
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand. / Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
Joy: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 20:5
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.
My Purpose in Life Psalm 20:4
May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
Psalms: Intercessional Psalm 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.
Standard: Banners Used As Psalm 20:5
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.
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Psalms 20:1 Verse 1
mocker--scorner. Such men are made by wine. strong drink--made by spicing wine (compare Isa 5:11, 22); and it may include wine. raging--or boisterous as a drunkard. deceived--literally, "erring," or reeling.
Psalms 20:2 Verse 2
(Compare Pr 19:12). Men who resist authority injure themselves (Ro 13:2).
Psalms 20:3 Verse 3
to cease from strife--or, better, "to dwell from or without strife," denoting the habit of life. fool ... meddling--(Pr 17:14).
Psalms 20:4 Verse 4
shall ... beg--literally, "ask" (in this sense, Ps 109:10).
Psalms 20:5 Verse 5
Counsel ... water--that is, deeply hidden (Pr 18:4; Ps 13:2). The wise can discern well.
Psalms 20:6 Verse 6
Boasters are unreliable. goodness--or, "kind disposition."
Psalms 20:7 Verse 7
The conduct of good men proclaims their sound principles. God's covenant and their good example secure blessing to their children (Pr 4:26; Ps 112:1, 2).
Psalms 20:8 Verse 8
As in Pr 14:35; 16:10, 15, this is the character of a good king, not of all kings.
Psalms 20:9 Verse 9
The interrogation in the affirmative strengthens the implied negation (compare Job 15:14; Ec 7:20).
Psalms 20:10 Verse 10
Various measures, implying that some are wrong (compare Pr 11:1; 16:11).
Psalms 20:11 Verse 11
The conduct of children even is the best test of principle (compare Mt 7:16).
Psalms 20:12 Verse 12
Hence, of course, God will know all you do (Ps 94:9).
Psalms 20:13 Verse 13
Activity and diligence contrasted with sloth (Pr 6:9; 10:11). lest ... poverty--literally, "be deprived of inheritance."
Psalms 20:14 Verse 14
when ... his way--implying that he goes about boasting of his bargains.
Psalms 20:15 Verse 15
The contrast denotes the greater value of knowledge (compare Pr 3:14-16).
Psalms 20:16 Verse 16
Take his garment--implies severe exaction, justified by the surety's rashness. a strange woman--by some readings "strangers," but the former here, and in Pr 27:13, is allowable, and strengthens the sense. The debauchee is less reliable than the merely careless.
Psalms 20:17 Verse 17
Bread ... sweet--either as unlawfully (Pr 9:17) or easily obtained. mouth ... gravel--well expresses the pain and grief given at last.
Psalms 20:18 Verse 18
(Compare Pr 15:22). Be careful and considerate in important plans.
Psalms 20:19 Verse 19
Those who love to tell news will hardly keep secrets. flattereth ... lips--(compare Margin; Pr 1:10). meddle ... him--literally, "join," or "associate with."
Psalms 20:20 Verse 20
his lamp--(Compare Pr 13:9; 24:20).
Psalms 20:21 Verse 21
gotten hastily--contrary to God's providence (Pr 28:20), implying its unjust or easy attainment; hence the man is punished, or spends freely what he got easily (compare Pr 20:17).
Psalms 20:22 Verse 22
(Compare Ps 27:14; Ro 12:17-19).
Psalms 20:23 Verse 23
(Compare Pr 20:10; 11:1).
Psalms 20:24 Verse 24
Man's goings--literally, "Stately steppings of a strong man." a man--any common man. understand--or, "perceive."
Psalms 20:25 Verse 25
devoureth ... holy--or, better, "who rashly speaks promises," or "devotes what is holy," consecrating any thing. This suits better the last clause, which expresses a similar view of the results of rashly vowing.
Psalms 20:26 Verse 26
(Compare Pr 20:8). bringeth ... over them--The wheel was used for threshing grain. The figure denotes severity (compare Am 1:3).
Psalms 20:27 Verse 27
The spirit ... Lord--Men's minds are God's gifts, and thus able to search one another (compare Pr 20:5; Pr 18:8, 17; 1Co 2:11).
Psalms 20:28 Verse 28
(Compare Pr 3:3; 16:6, 12).
Psalms 20:29 Verse 29
The glory of young men ... the beauty of old men--Each age has its peculiar excellence (Pr 16:31).
Psalms 20:30 Verse 30
blueness--literally, "joining," the process of uniting the edges of a wound throws off purulent matter. stripes ... belly--So punishment provides healing of soul (Pr 18:8), by deterring from evil courses.