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;
• 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 King James Version (NKJV)May He send you help from the sanctuary, And strengthen you out of Zion;

Context of Psalms 20:2

1Yhwh hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; 3Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. 4Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

Psalms 20:2 word by word

יִשְׁלַֽח־עֶזְרְךָ֥ מִקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּ֝מִצִּיּ֗וֹן יִסְעָדֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear

• 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 73:17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
• 1 Kings 6:16And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
• 1 Kings 8:44If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto Yhwh toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
• 2 Chronicles 20:8And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
• 2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
• 2 Samuel 6:17And they brought in the ark of Yhwh, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yhwh.
• Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
• Isaiah 14:32What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? that Yhwh hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
• Isaiah 37:34By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith Yhwh.

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

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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