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

1For the music director, a psalm of David. May Adonai answer you in the day of trouble! May the Name of the God of Jacob set you up securely on high. 3May He send you help from the Sanctuary and support you from Zion. 4May He remember all your meal offerings and accept the fat of your burnt offering. Selah

Psalms 20:2 word by word

יִשְׁלַֽח־עֶזְרְךָ֥ מִקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּ֝מִצִּיּ֗וֹן יִסְעָדֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• 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 entered the Sanctuary of God, and perceived their end.
• 1 Kings 6:16Then he partitioned off 20 cubits at the rear part of the House, using cedar boards from the floor to the ceiling, building it as the inner Sanctuary—the Holy of Holies.
• 1 Kings 8:44“When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way You send them, and they pray to Adonai toward the city which You have chosen and toward the House which I have built for Your Name,
• 2 Chronicles 20:8They settled in it and built You a Temple there for Your Name saying,
• 2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless, David did capture the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).
• 2 Samuel 6:17They brought in the ark of Adonai and set it in its place in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before Adonai.
• Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout, inhabitant of Zion! For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”
• Isaiah 14:32What will they answer the messengers of the nation? For Adonai has founded Zion, and the afflicted of His people will find refuge in her.
• Isaiah 37:34By the way that he came, by the same he will return, and he will not come into this city” —it is a declaration of Adonai.

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

In the dictionaries

• Remember
• Bible, the
• Help
• Intercession
• Omnipresence
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of

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