Tree of Life Version
Psalms 20:8
8Some have chariots, some have horses, but we remember the Name of Adonai our God.
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 King James Version (NKJV)They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright.
Context of Psalms 20:8
6We will shout for joy in your victory and lift up our banners in the Name of our God! May Adonai fulfill all your petitions. 7Now I know that Adonai saves His anointed. He answers him from His holy heaven with saving strength of His right hand. Some have chariots, some have horses, but we remember the Name of Adonai our God. 9They have collapsed and fallen, but we rise up and support each other. 10Adonai, save the king! Answer us on the day 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 34:21He keeps all his bones— not one of them is broken.
- Judges 5:31So let all Your enemies perish, Adonai! But may those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.” Then the land had peace for 40 years.
- Psalms 2:6“I have set up My king upon Zion, My holy mountain.”
- Psalms 5:2Hear my words, Adonai, consider my groaning.
- Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up, you everlasting doors: that the King of glory may come in.
- Psalms 44:4For it was not by their own sword that they took possession of the land, nor did their own arm save them. But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face— for You favored them.
- Psalms 74:12Yet God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the land.
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
Topics related to Psalms 20:8
In the dictionaries
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
Tree of Life Version — © 2015 The Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society
Commentaries