Psalms 20:2

Psalms 20:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)May he send you help from his sanctuary and strengthen you from Jerusalem.

Context of Psalms 20:2

1May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. 3May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. 4May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

Psalms 20:2 word by word

יִשְׁלַֽח־עֶזְרְךָ֥ מִקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּ֝מִצִּיּ֗וֹן יִסְעָדֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• thee helpעֵ֫זֶר‛êzer · helperH5828
• from the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• and strengthenסָעַדsâ‛ad · to supportH5582
• thee out of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726

Cross-references for Psalms 20:2

• Psalms 73:17till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
• 1 Kings 6:16He partitioned off twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
• 1 Kings 8:44“When your people go to war against their enemies, wherever you send them, and when they pray to the Lord toward the city you have chosen and the temple I have built for your Name,
• 2 Chronicles 20:8They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your Name, saying,
• 2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.
• 2 Samuel 6:17They brought the ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the Lord.
• Isaiah 12:6Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.”
• Isaiah 14:32What answer shall be given to the envoys of that nation? “The Lord has established Zion, and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.”
• Isaiah 37:34By the way that he came he will return; he will not enter this city,” declares the Lord.

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

Topics related to Psalms 20:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Intercession
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Temple
• War

In the dictionaries

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• Bible, the
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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