Psalms 20:3

Psalms 20:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)May He remember all your offerings, And accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah

Context of Psalms 20:3

1May the Lord answer you in a day of trouble; may the name of Jacob’s God protect you. 2May he send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion. May he remember all your offerings and accept your burnt offering.Selah 4May he give you what your heart desires and fulfill your whole purpose. 5Let us shout for joy at your victory and lift the banner in the name of our God. May the Lord fulfill all your requests.

Psalms 20:3 word by word

יִזְכֹּ֥ר כָּל־מִנְחֹתֶ֑ךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ֖ יְדַשְּׁנֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• all thy offeringsמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• and acceptדָּשֵׁןdâshên · to prosperH1878
• thy burnt sacrificeעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 20:3

• Genesis 4:4And Abel also presented an offering — some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
• Isaiah 60:7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on my altar as an acceptable sacrifice. I will glorify my beautiful house.
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
• 1 Peter 2:5you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• 2 Samuel 5:7Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
• 2 Samuel 6:17They brought the ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the tent David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in the Lord’s presence.
• Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, citizen of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel is among you in his greatness.”
• Isaiah 14:32What answer will be given to the messengers from that nation? The Lord has founded Zion, and his oppressed people find refuge in her.
• Isaiah 37:34He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city. This is the Lord’s declaration.

Commentaries on Psalms 20:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Remember all thy offerings - The minchah, which is here mentioned, was a gratitude-offering. It is rarely used to signify a bloody sacrifice. Burnt sacrifice - The olah here mentioned was a bloody sacrifice. The blood of the victim was spilt at the altar, and the flesh consumed. One of these offerings implied a consciousness of sin in the offerer; and this sacrifice he brought as an atonement: the other implied a sense of mercies already received, and was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Remember all thy offerings - On the meaning of the word here used, see the note at Isaiah 1:13, where it is rendered oblations. The word occurs often in the Scriptures, and is sometimes rendered offering, and sometimes oblation. The word means an offering of any kind or anything that is presented to God, except a bloody sacrifice - anything offered as an expression of thankfulness, or with a view to obtain his favor. It is distinguished from bloody…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Gifts and burnt offerings show submission to the Lord (compare Psalm 40:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. all thy offerings--or gifts, vegetable offerings. accept--literally, "turn to ashes" (compare 1Ki 18:38). Selah--(See on Psa 3:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 20:3

• Intercession

In the dictionaries

• Burnt Sacrifice
• Remember
• Accept; Acceptable; Acceptation
• Bible, the
• Intercession
• Omnipresence
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• Remember; Remembrance
• Sacrifice

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