God’s Word Translation
Psalms 20:9
9Give victory to the king, O Lord. Answer us when we call.
Psalms 20:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Save, Lord: let the king hear us when we call.
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, give victory to the king! Answer us when we call!
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, save the king! May he answer us when we call.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Save, Lord! May the King answer us when we call.
Context of Psalms 20:9
7Some ⌞rely⌟ on chariots and others on horses, but we will boast in the name of the Lord our God. 8They will sink to their knees and fall, but we will rise and stand firm. Give victory to the king, O Lord. Answer us when we call.
Read all of Psalms 20Psalms 20:9 word by word
יְהוָ֥ה הוֹשִׁ֑יעָה הַ֝מֶּ֗לֶךְ יַעֲנֵ֥נוּ בְיוֹם־קָרְאֵֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 20:9
- Psalms 118:25We beg you, O Lord, save us! We beg you, O Lord, give us success!
- Matthew 21:9The crowd that went ahead of him and that followed him was shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
- Psalms 2:6“I have installed my own king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
- Psalms 5:2Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, because I pray only to you.
- Psalms 24:7Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory may come in.
- Psalms 44:4You alone are my king, O God. You won those victories for Jacob.
- Psalms 74:12And yet, from long ago God has been my king, the one who has been victorious throughout the earth.
Commentaries on Psalms 20:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Save, Lord - This verse was spoken by all the congregation, and was the chorus and conclusion of the piece. The verse may be read, Lord, save the king! He will hear as in the day of our calling. The Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, Arabic, Anglo-Saxon, read the verse thus: Lord, save the king! and hear us whensoever we shall call upon thee. The Syriac reads differently: The Lord will save us: and our king will hear us in the day in which we shall call upon…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Save, Lord - “Yahweh, save.” This is still an earnest prayer. Confident as they are of success and triumph, yet they do not forget their dependence on God; they do not forget that victory must come from his hand. There was, indeed, exultation, but it was exultation in the belief that God would grant success - an exultation connected with, and springing from prayer. Prayer is not inconsistent with the most confident anticipation of success in any…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9This royal prayer asks God to give victory to the king (Psalm 20:1–5). It then expresses confidence that God will bring rescue (20:6–8). The psalm ends with the people asking God to answer their prayer (20:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. let the king hear--as God's representative, delivered to deliver. Perhaps a better sense is, "Lord, save the king; hear us when we call," or pray.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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