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Psalms 20:2
2He will send help to you from his holy place, from his temple in Zion.
Psalms 20:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
- New International Version (NIV)May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!
- New King James Version (NKJV)May He send you help from the sanctuary, And strengthen you out of Zion;
Context of Psalms 20:2
1May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble and you call to him for help. May Israel's great God keep you safe. He will send help to you from his holy place, from his temple in Zion. 3He will remember the gifts that you have offered to him. He will accept your burnt offerings Selah 4May God give to you all the things that you really want. He will help you to do everything that you want to do.
Read all of Psalms 20Psalms 20:2 word by word
יִשְׁלַֽח־עֶזְרְךָ֥ מִקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּ֝מִצִּיּ֗וֹן יִסְעָדֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 20:2
- Psalms 73:17But I went into your temple, God. Then I understood what would happen to wicked people in the end.
- 1 Kings 6:16He built a wall across the inside of the temple to make a separate room. That wall was 9 metres from the back wall of the temple. The inside room was the Most Holy Place. The walls were covered with cedar boards from the floor to the ceiling.
- 1 Kings 8:44Sometimes, your people will go to fight against their enemies at the place where you have sent them. Then they may turn towards this city and pray to the Lord. This is the city that you have chosen for me to build the temple to give you honour.
- 2 Chronicles 20:8Your people made their homes here and they built a temple to give honour to your name. When they built it, they said,
- 2 Samuel 5:7But David did get in and he took Zion, the city's strong place. It is now called ‘The City of David’.
- 2 Samuel 6:17David had put up a special tent for the Covenant Box, so they took it there. They put it in its place inside the tent. Then David offered burnt offerings and friendship offerings to the Lord.
- Isaiah 12:6Everyone who lives in Zion, shout aloud and sing with joy! The Holy God of Israel is great, and he lives among you.’
- Isaiah 14:32When a foreign nation sends a message, what should we say? Say that the Lord has made Zion very strong. When his people have trouble, they will be safe there.
- Isaiah 37:34No! The king will return home by the way that he came. He will not come into this city.” That is what the Lord says.
Commentaries on Psalms 20:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Send thee help from the sanctuary - This was the place where God recorded his name; the place where he was to be sought, and the place where he manifested himself. He dwelt between the cherubim over the mercyseat. He is now in Christ, reconciling the world to himself. This is the true sanctuary where God must be sought. Strengthen thee out of Zion - The temple or tabernacle where his prayers and sacrifices were to be offered.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Send thee help - Margin, thy help. So the Hebrew. The idea is, such help as he needed; such as would make him safe. From the sanctuary - From the tabernacle, or the holy place where God was worshipped, and where he was supposed to reside, Exodus 28:43; Exodus 29:30; Exodus 35:19; Exodus 39:1. This was his seat; his throne; where he abode among the people. Here, too, it would seem that he had been worshipped, and his aid implored, in view of this…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The community prays for the king’s protection and victory.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. strengthen thee--sustain in conflict; even physical benefits may be included, as courage for war, &c., as such may proceed from a sense of divine favor, secured in the use of spiritual privileges.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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