1 Psalm 20 We Will Boast in the Name of Yahweh For the choir director. A Psalm of David.May Yahweh answer you in the day of distress!May the name of the God of Jacob set yousecurelyon high!
2 May He send you help from the sanctuaryAnd uphold you from Zion!
3 May He remember all your meal offeringsAnd find your burnt offering 20:3 Lit fat acceptable! 20:3 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude Selah.
4 ¶May He grant you your heart’s desireAnd fulfill all your 20:4Or purpose counsel!
5 20:5Or Let us sing We will sing for joy over your salvation,And in the name of our God we will set up our banners.May Yahweh fulfill all your petitions.
6 ¶Now I know that Yahweh saves His anointed;He will answer him from His holy heavenWith the 20:6Or mighty deeds of the victory of His right hand saving might of His right hand.
7 Some 20:7Or make mention of, praise boastin chariots and some in horses,But we will boast in the name of Yahweh, our God.
8 They have bowed down and fallen,But we have risen and stood upright.
9 20:9Or Yahweh, save the king; answer us Save, O Yahweh;May the King answer us in the day we call.