New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 20

Prayer for Victory over Enemies.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1May the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068answerיַֽעַנְךָ֣ya.'an.KhaH6030youin the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869! May thenameשֵׁ֤ם׀shemH8034of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֬י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290setיְ֝שַׂגֶּבְךָ֗ye.sa.gev.khaH7682you securelyon highH7682!

2May He sendיִשְׁלַֽח־yish.lach-H7971you helpעֶזְרְךָ֥'ez.re.KhaH5828from the sanctuaryמִקֹּ֑דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshH6944Andsupportיִסְעָדֶֽךָּ׃yis.'a.De.kaH5582you from Zionוּ֝מִצִּיּ֗וֹןu.mi.tzi.YonH6726!

3May Herememberיִזְכֹּ֥רyiz.KorH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605your mealH4503offeringsH4503AndfindH1878your burntוְעוֹלָתְךָ֖ve.'o.la.te.KhaH5930offeringH5930acceptableH1878!Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

4May He grantיִֽתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414you yourheart’sכִלְבָבֶ֑ךָkhil.va.Ve.khaH3824desire Andfulfillיְמַלֵּֽא׃ye.ma.Le'H4390allH3605yourcounselעֲצָתְךָ֥'a.tza.te.KhaH6098!

5We willsingH7442for joyנְרַנְּנָ֤ה׀ne.ra.ne.NahH7442over yourvictoryבִּ֘ישׁ֤וּעָתֶ֗ךָbi.Shu.'a.Te.khaH3444,And in the nameוּבְשֵֽׁם־u.ve.shem-H8034of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430we willsetH1713up our bannersH1713.May the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fulfillH4390allH3605your petitionsמִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mish.'a.lo.Tei.khaH4862.

6Nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that the LordH3068savesהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ׀ho.Shi.a'H3467His anointedמְשִׁ֫יח֥וֹme.Shi.ChoH4899; He willanswerיַ֭עֲנֵהוּYa.'a.ne.huH6030him from His holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944heavenמִשְּׁמֵ֣יmi.she.MeiH8064With thesavingיֵ֣שַׁעYe.sha'H3468strengthבִּ֝גְבֻר֗וֹתbig.vu.RotH1369of His rightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225.

7Someאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428boastin chariotsבָ֭רֶכֶבVa.re.khevH7393and someוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428inhorsesבַסּוּסִ֑יםva.su.SimH5483, But wewill boastנַזְכִּֽיר׃naz.KirH2142in the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of the LordH3068,our Godאֱלֹהֵ֣ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

8They havebowedכָּרְע֣וּka.re.'UH3766downH3766and fallenוְנָפָ֑לוּve.na.Fa.luH5307, But we haverisenקַּ֝֗מְנוּKam.nuH6965and stoodH5749uprightH5749.

9Saveהוֹשִׁ֑יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467, O Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068; May theKingהַ֝מֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answerיַעֲנֵ֥נוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030us in the dayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117we callקָרְאֵֽנוּ׃ka.re.'E.nuH7121.

Prayer for Victory over Enemies.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 20