Psalm 20

The Day of Trouble

For 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 sustain you from Zion.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

⁹ O LORD, save ¹ the king. Answer us on the day we call.