Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 20:8
8They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
Psalms 20:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
- New International Version (NIV)They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright.
Context of Psalms 20:8
6Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand. 7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. 9O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.
Read all of Psalms 20Psalms 20:8 word by word
הֵ֭מָּה כָּרְע֣וּ וְנָפָ֑לוּ וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ קַּ֝֗מְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָֽד׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 20:8
- Psalms 34:21Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
- Judges 5:31So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
- Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
- Psalms 5:2Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
- Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
- Psalms 44:4You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
- Psalms 74:12Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
Commentaries on Psalms 20:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8They are brought down and fallen - They were so confident of victory that they looked upon it as already gained. They who trusted in their horses and chariots are bowed down, and prostrated on the earth: they are all overthrown. But we are risen - We who have trusted in the name of Jehovah are raised up from all despondency; and we stand upright - we shall conquer, and go on to conquer.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They are brought down and fallen - That is, those who trust in chariots and horses. The reference here is undoubtedly to the enemies against whom the king was about to wage war, and the language here is indicative of his certain conviction that they would be vanquished. So certain was he now of this that he could speak of it as if it were already done. “They “are” brought down.” He sees them in anticipation prostrate and subdued; he goes forth to war with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8A community member (Psalm 20:1–5) responds with words of assurance and confidence in God's help.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. They--that is, who trust in horses, &c. stand upright--literally, "we have straightened ourselves up from our distress and fears."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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