Psalms 20:2
send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
In Context
1LORD answer thee in the day of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high,
3remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt-sacrifice (Selah),
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
1 Kings 6:16And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the walls [of the ceiling]. He built [them] for it inside, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.
2 Chronicles 20:8And they dwelt therein, and have built for thee a sanctuary in it for thy name, saying,
Psalms 54:3For strangers are risen up against me, and violent men have sought after my soul. They have not set God before them. Selah.
Proverbs 18:10The name of LORD is a strong tower. A righteous man runs into it, and is safe.
Isaiah 14:32What then shall [a man] answer the messengers of the nation? That LORD has founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 20:2-6
Petitions against Sin. 1 The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; 3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. 4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. 5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions. This prayer for David is entitled a psalm of David; nor was it any… Read the whole commentary →