New King James Version
Psalms 20:2
2May He send you help from the sanctuary, And strengthen you out of Zion;
Psalms 20:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
- New International Version (NIV)May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from 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 in the day of trouble; May the name of the God of Jacob defend you; May He send you help from the sanctuary, And strengthen you out of Zion; 3May He remember all your offerings, And accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah 4May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose.
Read all of Psalms 20Psalms 20:2 word by word
יִשְׁלַֽח־עֶזְרְךָ֥ מִקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּ֝מִצִּיּ֗וֹן יִסְעָדֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 20:2
- Psalms 73:17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.
- 1 Kings 6:16Then he built the twenty-cubit room at the rear of the temple, from floor to ceiling, with cedar boards; he built it inside as the inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place.
- 1 Kings 8:44“When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the Lord toward the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name,
- 2 Chronicles 20:8And they dwell in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying,
- 2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).
- 2 Samuel 6:17So they brought the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
- Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”
- Isaiah 14:32What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, And the poor of His people shall take refuge in it.
- Isaiah 37:34By the way that he came, By the same shall he return; And he shall not come into this city,’ Says 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
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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
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