Psalm 20

Psalm 20
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• 20 TO THE CHOIRMASTER. A PSALM OF DAVID. This psalm, written by David, is a psalm by a king for a king, very possibly written either for his own coronation or for his son Solomon's coronation. It's an invocation, a prayer, that God's blessing might be upon the king.
• 1 May the LORD lanswer you in the day of trouble!
• May mthe name of the God of Jacob nprotect you! The word, Israel=Governed by God. The word, Jacob, on the other hand, means heel snatcher. Therefore, when you read about the God of Israel in the OT, the reference is to the nation when it was obedient to God. When you read about the God of Jacob, the reference is to the nation when it was following it's sinful tendencies. Thus, David's prayer, is, May the Lord hear you even when you're not doing as well as you ought.
• 2 May he send you help from othe sanctuary
• and give you support from pZion!
• 3 May he qremember all your offerings
• and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah
• 4 May he rgrant you your heart’s desire
• and fulfill all your plans! The prayer here is that the king might be helped even in time of struggle.
• 5 May we shout for joy over syour salvation,
• and in the name of our God set up our tbanners!
• 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 uthe saving might of his right hand.
• 7 Some trust in vchariots and some in whorses,
• x but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Know that it's not by your horses, chariots, tanks, or bombers; know that it's not by your technology, ingenuity, or strategy that you will be delivered. May the Lord hear your prayers, for He is the only One who can see you through.
• 8 They collapse and fall,
• but we rise and stand upright.
• 9 O LORD, save the king!
• May yhe answer us when we call. Let the king hear us when we call David prayed. And may the King of kings hear us when we call.