Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 20:4
4May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
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 and sustain you from Zion. 3May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed. 5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions. 6Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
Read all of Psalms 20Psalms 20:4 word by word
יִֽתֶּן־לְךָ֥ כִלְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְֽכָל־עֲצָתְךָ֥ יְמַלֵּֽא׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 20:4
- Psalms 21:2You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
- Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
- Matthew 21:22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
- John 11:42I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
- John 16:23In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
- Romans 8:27And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
- 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, 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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