Psalms 20:3

Psalms 20:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)May He remember all your offerings, And accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah

Context of Psalms 20:3

1In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry. May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm. 2May he send you help from his sanctuary and strengthen you from Jerusalem. May he remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Interlude 4May he grant your heart’s desires and make all your plans succeed. 5May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory and raise a victory banner in the name of our God. May the Lord answer all your prayers.

Psalms 20:3 word by word

יִזְכֹּ֥ר כָּל־מִנְחֹתֶ֑ךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ֖ יְדַשְּׁנֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• all thy offeringsמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• and acceptדָּשֵׁןdâshên · to prosperH1878
• thy burnt sacrificeעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 20:3

• Genesis 4:4Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift,
• Isaiah 60:7The flocks of Kedar will be given to you, and the rams of Nebaioth will be brought for my altars. I will accept their offerings, and I will make my Temple glorious.
• Ephesians 5:2Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
• 1 Peter 2:5And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.
• 2 Samuel 5:7But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David.
• 2 Samuel 6:17They brought the Ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And David sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord.
• Isaiah 12:6Let all the people of Jerusalem shout his praise with joy! For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you.”
• Isaiah 14:32What should we tell the Philistine messengers? Tell them, “The Lord has built Jerusalem; its walls will give refuge to his oppressed people.”
• Isaiah 37:34The king will return to his own country by the same road on which he came. He will not enter this city,’ says the Lord.

Commentaries on Psalms 20:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Remember all thy offerings - The minchah, which is here mentioned, was a gratitude-offering. It is rarely used to signify a bloody sacrifice. Burnt sacrifice - The olah here mentioned was a bloody sacrifice. The blood of the victim was spilt at the altar, and the flesh consumed. One of these offerings implied a consciousness of sin in the offerer; and this sacrifice he brought as an atonement: the other implied a sense of mercies already received, and was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Remember all thy offerings - On the meaning of the word here used, see the note at Isaiah 1:13, where it is rendered oblations. The word occurs often in the Scriptures, and is sometimes rendered offering, and sometimes oblation. The word means an offering of any kind or anything that is presented to God, except a bloody sacrifice - anything offered as an expression of thankfulness, or with a view to obtain his favor. It is distinguished from bloody…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Gifts and burnt offerings show submission to the Lord (compare Psalm 40:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. all thy offerings--or gifts, vegetable offerings. accept--literally, "turn to ashes" (compare 1Ki 18:38). Selah--(See on Psa 3:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 20:3

• Intercession

In the dictionaries

• Burnt Sacrifice
• Remember
• Accept; Acceptable; Acceptation
• Bible, the
• Intercession
• Omnipresence
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• Remember; Remembrance
• Sacrifice

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