New King James Version
Psalms 20:8
8They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright.
Psalms 20:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
- New International Version (NIV)They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Those nations will fall down and collapse, but we will rise up and stand firm.
Context of Psalms 20:8
6Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand. 7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright. 9Save, Lord! May the King answer us when we call.
Read all of Psalms 20Psalms 20:8 word by word
הֵ֭מָּה כָּרְע֣וּ וְנָפָ֑לוּ וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ קַּ֝֗מְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 20:8
- Psalms 34:21Evil shall slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
- Judges 5:31“Thus let all Your enemies perish, O Lord! But let those who love Him be like the sun When it comes out in full strength.” So the land had rest for forty years.
- Psalms 2:6“Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”
- Psalms 5:2Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray.
- Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.
- Psalms 44:4You are my King, O God; Command victories for Jacob.
- Psalms 74:12For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Commentaries on Psalms 20:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8They are brought down and fallen - They were so confident of victory that they looked upon it as already gained. They who trusted in their horses and chariots are bowed down, and prostrated on the earth: they are all overthrown. But we are risen - We who have trusted in the name of Jehovah are raised up from all despondency; and we stand upright - we shall conquer, and go on to conquer.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They are brought down and fallen - That is, those who trust in chariots and horses. The reference here is undoubtedly to the enemies against whom the king was about to wage war, and the language here is indicative of his certain conviction that they would be vanquished. So certain was he now of this that he could speak of it as if it were already done. “They “are” brought down.” He sees them in anticipation prostrate and subdued; he goes forth to war with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8A community member (Psalm 20:1–5) responds with words of assurance and confidence in God's help.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. They--that is, who trust in horses, &c. stand upright--literally, "we have straightened ourselves up from our distress and fears."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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