Psalms 20:2
May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation: may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
In Context
1Unto the end. A psalm for David.
3May he send thee help from the sanctuary: and defend thee out of Sion.
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:7But David took the castle of Sion, the same is the city of David.
1 Kings 6:16And he built up twenty cubits with boards of cedar at the hinder part of the temple, from the floor to the top: and made the inner house of the oracle to be the holy of holies.
2 Chronicles 20:8And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying:
Psalms 54:3Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me in thy strength.
Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
Isaiah 14:32And what shall be answered to the messengers of the nations? That the Lord hath founded Sion, and the poor of his people shall hope in him.
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 →