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Psalms 20:4
4May He grant you your heart’s desire And fulfill all your plans.
Psalms 20:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
- New International Version (NIV)May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans!
- New King James Version (NKJV)May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose.
Context of Psalms 20:4
2May He send you help from the sanctuary (His dwelling place) And support and strengthen you from Zion! 3May He remember all your meal offerings And accept your burnt offering. Selah. May He grant you your heart’s desire And fulfill all your plans. 5We will sing joyously over your victory, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners. May the Lord fulfill all your petitions. 6Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand.
Read all of Psalms 20Psalms 20:4 word by word
יִֽתֶּן־לְךָ֥ כִלְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְֽכָל־עֲצָתְךָ֥ יְמַלֵּֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 20:4
- Psalms 21:2You have given him his heart’s desire, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
- Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the Lord, And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.
- Psalms 145:19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience]; He also will hear their cry and will save them.
- Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous brings only good, But the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.
- Matthew 21:22And whatever you ask for in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
- John 11:42I knew that You always hear Me and listen to Me; but I have said this because of the people standing around, so that they may believe that You have sent Me [and that You have made Me Your representative].”
- John 16:23In that day you will not [need to] ask Me about anything. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name [as My representative], He will give you.
- Romans 8:27And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because the Spirit intercedes [before God] on behalf of God’s people in accordance with God’s will.
- 1 John 5:14This is the [remarkable degree of] confidence which we [as believers are entitled to] have before Him: that if we ask anything according to His will, [that is, consistent with His plan and purpose] He hears us.
Commentaries on Psalms 20:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Grant thee according to thine own heart - May God give thee whatsoever thou art setting thy heart upon, and accomplish all thy desires! This was probably the prayer of the high priest.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Grant thee according to thine own heart - According to thy wishes; according to the desires of thy heart. And fulfil all thy counsel - All that thou hast designed or undertaken in the matter; that is, may he enable thee to execute thy purpose.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5make all your plans succeed … grant all your petitions: These requests might be those mentioned in Psalm 21:3–6 (compare 27:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. thy counsel--or plan.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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