Psalms 20:8

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 will save the king that he has chosen. God will agree to help him from his holy place in heaven. God will use his great power to make his king safe. 7Some people hope that their chariots will keep them safe. Other people trust their horses to save them. But we will trust in the name of the Lord our God. Those people will fall down, and they will not get up again. But we will get up and stand again, and we will be strong. 9Lord, help the king to win against his enemies! Please answer us when we ask you for help.

Psalms 20:8 word by word

הֵ֭מָּה כָּרְע֣וּ וְנָפָ֑לוּ וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ קַּ֝֗מְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They are brought downכָּרַעkâra‛ · to bowH3766
• and fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• but we are risenקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and stand uprightעוּד‛ûd · to upholdH5749

Cross-references for Psalms 20:8

• Psalms 34:21Evil things will return to kill wicked people. Whoever hates God's own people will receive punishment.
• Judges 5:31I pray that all your enemies will die as Sisera died, Lord! But I pray that those who love you will shine brightly. May they be strong like the sun at dawn.’ After that, there was peace in Israel for 40 years.
• Psalms 2:6‘I have put my king on his throne in Zion. I have put him on my holy mountain.’
• Psalms 5:2My King and my God, listen to my voice. I am asking you to help me. I am praying to you!
• Psalms 24:7Old gates of the city, wake up! Open now, to leave a wide path! Then the great king will come in.
• Psalms 44:4God, you are my king! You command that Jacob's descendants must win against their enemies.
• Psalms 74:12God, you have been my king from the beginning. You have done great things to rescue us all over 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

Topics related to Psalms 20:8

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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