{"id":3871,"date":"2015-11-28T08:26:20","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T14:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=3871"},"modified":"2024-01-08T07:24:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T13:24:27","slug":"psalm-201-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=3871","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 20:1-9"},"content":{"rendered":"

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n
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1 <\/span>May the Lord<\/span> answer you in the day of trouble;<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nMay the name of the God of Jacob defend you;<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

2\u00a0<\/sup>May He send you help from the sanctuary,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd strengthen you out of Zion;<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

3\u00a0<\/sup>May He remember all your offerings,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

4\u00a0<\/sup>May He grant you according to your heart\u2019s desire,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd fulfill all your purpose.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

5\u00a0<\/sup>We will rejoice in your salvation,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd in the name of our God we will set up our banners!<\/span><\/em>
\nMay the Lord<\/span> fulfill all your petitions.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

6\u00a0<\/sup>Now I know that the Lord<\/span> saves His anointed;<\/span><\/em>
\nHe will answer him from His holy heaven<\/span><\/em>
\nWith the saving strength of His right hand.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

7\u00a0<\/sup>Some trust in chariots, and some in horses;<\/span><\/em>
\nBut we will remember the name of the Lord<\/span> our God.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

8\u00a0<\/sup>They have bowed down and fallen;<\/span><\/em>
\nBut we have risen and stand upright.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

9\u00a0<\/sup>Save, Lord<\/span>!<\/span><\/em>
\nMay the King answer us when we call.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

Thought by some commentaries to be a psalm recited by soldiers before beginning a battle. The first five verses were sung in chorus, the fifth by the king alone, and the last three by the chorus. The next psalm, Psalm 21<\/span><\/a>, is a psalm of thanksgiving after a victorious battle.<\/h3>\n

name (v.1) \u2014 all that God has revealed about His character and the association between His name and His provision of spiritual and physical deliverance<\/h3>\n

God of Jacob (v.1) \u2014 referring to the Redeemer who rescued Jacob (Israel) from Egypt<\/h3>\n

sanctuary (v.2) = holy thing, holiness \u2014 not the usual word for sanctuary<\/h3>\n

offerings … burnt sacrifice (v.3) \u2014 The Israelite practice of presenting sacrifices and offerings before a military campaign was an act of devotion and submission to the Lord (1 Samuel 7:9-10; 13:9-12). Their purpose was not primarily to atone for sin but to seek God’s favor and to consecrate oneself for war. As dedicatory offerings, they were burned on the altar so as to make “an aroma pleasing to the Lord” (Leviticus 1:13). \u2014 Barker, page 818.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Now I know that the Lord<\/span> saves His anointed<\/span> (v.6) \u2014 David knew this from personal experience. “I know” is experiential knowledge.<\/h3>\n

His holy heaven (v.6) = lit. “the heaven of His holiness” as distinct from the created heaven of the universe<\/h3>\n

horses (v.7) \u2014 Israel’s kings were told not to accumulate a lot of horses (Deuteronomy 17:16) because their trust was to be in the Lord, not in their might.<\/h3>\n

King (v.9) \u2014 referring to God, indicated by the parallelism between this statement and the opening one in verse 1<\/h3>\n

us (v.9) \u2014 David and the Israelites<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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