Psalms 20:9

Psalms 20:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Save, Lord: let the king hear 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Give victory to our king, O Lord! Answer our cry for help.

Context of Psalms 20:9

7Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. 8They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. Lord, give victory to the king! Answer us when we call!

Psalms 20:9 word by word

יְהוָ֥ה הוֹשִׁ֑יעָה הַ֝מֶּ֗לֶךְ יַעֲנֵ֥נוּ בְיוֹם־קָרְאֵֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• let the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• hearעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• us whenיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• we callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121

Cross-references for Psalms 20:9

• Psalms 118:25Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success!
• Matthew 21:9The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
• Psalms 2:6“I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
• Psalms 5:2Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
• Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
• Psalms 44:4You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.
• Psalms 74:12But God is my King from long ago; he brings salvation on 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

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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