Psalms 20:8
They are bowed down and fallen, but we are risen, and stand upright.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
In Context
7Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses, but we will make mention of the name of LORD our God.
9Save, LORD! Let the King answer us when we call.
Cross References
Judges 5:31So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD, but let those who love him be as the sun when he goes forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
2 Kings 19:23By thy messengers thou have defied LORD, and have said, With the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon. And I will cut down the tall cedars of it, and the choice f
2 Chronicles 14:11And Asa cried to LORD his God, and said, LORD, there is none besides thee to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, O LORD our God. For we rely on thee, and in thy name we come against this multitude. O LORD
Psalms 33:16There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
Psalms 34:21Evil shall kill the wicked, and those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
Psalms 125:1Those who trust in LORD are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 20:7-9
The Subject's Prayer for the Sovereign. 6 Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. 7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. 8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. 9 Save, Lord : let the king hear us when we call. Here is, I. Holy David himself triumphing in the interest he had in the prayers of good people ( v. 6 ): " Now know I (I that pen… Read the whole commentary →