Knowing The Word in Psalm 20

Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 May the Lord answer 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 give you support from Zion! 3 May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah

4 May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans! 5 May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

6 Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand. 7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. 8 They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.

9 O Lord, save the king! May he answer us when we call.

Comments

This is a royal psalm and a prayer for victory over the enemies of God’s people. The community implores the Lord to bless their king in the midst of their national distress and to unify the people with the king and his leadership.

Prayer

Put a fence about me, O Lord, with the power and efficacy of your life-giving cross, and preserve me from every temptation and evil.