Psalms 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.

1 May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,

2 May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.

2 send you help from the sanctuary, grant you support from Zion,

3 May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah

3 remember all your offerings, and accept your burned sacrifice. Selah.

4 May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

4 May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel.

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.

5 We will triumph in your salvation. In the name of our God, we will set up our banners. May Yahweh grant all your requests.

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.

6 Now I know that Yahweh saves his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven, with the saving strength of his right hand.

7 Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of Yahweh our God.

8 They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.

8 They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and stand upright.

9 O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.

9 Save, Yahweh! Let the King answer us when we call!