Psalms 20:4

For you have gone ahead of him with blessings of sweetness. You have placed a crown of precious stones on his head.

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In The King James Version

Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

In Context

3You have granted him the desire of his heart, and you have not cheated him of the wish of his lips.

5He petitioned you for life, and you have granted him length of days, in the present time, and forever and ever.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 26:19Now therefore, listen, I beg you, my lord the king, to the words of your servant. If the Lord has stirred you up against me, let him make the sacrifice fragrant. But if the sons of men have done so, they are accursed in the sight of the Lord, who has cast me out this day, so that I would not live within the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve strange gods.’

2 Chronicles 9:12Then king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, and all that she requested, and much more than what she had brought to him. And returning, she went away to her own land with her servants.

Psalms 37:4There is no health in my flesh before the face of your wrath. There is no peace for my bones before the face of my sins.

Proverbs 11:23The desire of the just is entirely good. The anticipation of the impious is fury.

John 11:42And I know that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the people who are standing nearby, so that they may believe that you have sent me.”

Romans 8:27And he who examines hearts knows what the Spirit seeks, because he asks on behalf of the saints in accordance with God.

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 →

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