Psalms 20 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 21

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. The king^H4428 shall joy^H8055^(H8799) in thy strength^H5797, O LORD^H3068; and in thy salvation^H3444 how greatly^H3966 shall he rejoice^H1523^(H8799)!

² You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

KJVThou hast given^H5414^(H8804) him his heart's^H3820 desire^H8378, and hast not withholden^H4513^(H8804) the request^H782 of his lips^H8193. Selah^H5542.

³ For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

KJVFor thou preventest^H6923^(H8762) him with the blessings^H1293 of goodness^H2896: thou settest^H7896^(H8799) a crown^H5850 of pure gold^H6337 on his head^H7218.

⁴ He asked life of you and you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.

KJVHe asked^H7592^(H8804) life^H2416 of thee, and thou gavest^H5414^(H8804) it him, even length^H753 of days^H3117 for ever^H5769 and ever^H5703.

⁵ His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

KJVHis glory^H3519 is great^H1419 in thy salvation^H3444: honour^H1935 and majesty^H1926 hast thou laid^H7737^(H8762) upon him.

⁶ For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

KJVFor thou hast made^H7896^(H8799) him most blessed^H1293 for ever^H5703: thou hast made^H2302^(H8762) him exceeding glad^H8057 with thy countenance^H6440.

⁷ For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

KJVFor the king^H4428 trusteth^H982^(H8802) in the LORD^H3068, and through the mercy^H2617 of the most High^H5945 he shall not be moved^H4131^(H8735).

⁸ Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

KJVThine hand^H3027 shall find out^H4672^(H8799) all thine enemies^H341^(H8802): thy right hand^H3225 shall find out^H4672^(H8799) those that hate^H8130^(H8802) thee.

⁹ You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.

KJVThou shalt make^H7896^(H8799) them as a fiery^H784 oven^H8574 in the time^H6256 of thine anger^H6440: the LORD^H3068 shall swallow them up^H1104^(H8762) in his wrath^H639, and the fire^H784 shall devour^H398^(H8799) them.

¹⁰ You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from among the children of men.

KJVTheir fruit^H6529 shalt thou destroy^H6^(H8762) from the earth^H776, and their seed^H2233 from among the children^H1121 of men^H120.

¹¹ For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.

KJVFor they intended^H5186^(H8804) evil^H7451 against thee: they imagined^H2803^(H8804) a mischievous device^H4209, which they are not able^H3201^(H8799) to perform.

¹² For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.

KJVTherefore shalt thou make^H7896^(H8799) them turn their back^H7926, when thou shalt make ready^H3559^(H8787) thine arrows upon thy strings^H4340 against the face^H6440 of them.

¹³ Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.

KJVBe thou exalted^H7311^(H8798), LORD^H3068, in thine own strength^H5797: so will we sing^H7891^(H8799) and praise^H2167^(H8762) thy power^H1369.

WEB·Psalms 20

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. The LORD^H3068 hear^H6030^(H8799) thee in the day^H3117 of trouble^H6869; the name^H8034 of the God^H430 of Jacob^H3290 defend^H7682^(H8762) thee;

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

KJVSend^H7971^(H8799) thee help^H5828 from the sanctuary^H6944, and strengthen^H5582^(H8799) thee out of Zion^H6726;

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

KJVRemember^H2142^(H8799) all thy offerings^H4503, and accept^H1878^(H8762) thy burnt sacrifice^H5930; Selah^H5542.

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

KJVGrant^H5414^(H8799) thee according to thine own heart^H3824, and fulfil^H4390^(H8762) all thy counsel^H6098.

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.

KJVWe will rejoice^H7442^(H8762) in thy salvation^H3444, and in the name^H8034 of our God^H430 we will set up our banners^H1713^(H8799): the LORD^H3068 fulfil^H4390^(H8762) all thy petitions^H4862.

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.

KJVNow know^H3045^(H8804) I that the LORD^H3068 saveth^H3467^(H8689) his anointed^H4899; he will hear^H6030^(H8799) him from his holy^H6944 heaven^H8064 with the saving^H3468 strength^H1369 of his right hand^H3225.

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

KJVSome trust in chariots^H7393, and some in horses^H5483: but we will remember^H2142^(H8686) the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068 our God^H430.

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

KJVThey are brought down^H3766^(H8804) and fallen^H5307^(H8804): but we are risen^H6965^(H8804), and stand upright^H5749^(H8696).

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

KJVSave^H3467^(H8685), LORD^H3068: let the king^H4428 hear^H6030^(H8799) us when^H3117 we call^H7121^(H8800).

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