Psalms 20:2
(20:3) May he send thee help from the sanctuary, and support thee from Zion;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
In Context
3(20:4) May he remember all thy meat-offerings, and accept in favor thy burnt-sacrifice. Selah.
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless David captured the strong-hold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
1 Kings 6:16And he built the twenty cubits on the lower side of the house with boards of cedar, from the floor to the battlements; and he built it within, for the debir, for the holy of holies.
2 Chronicles 20:8And they have dwelt therein, and have built for thee therein a sanctuary for thy name, saying,
Psalms 54:3(54:5) For strangers [to goodness] are risen up against me, and powerful oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower, whereunto the righteous runneth, and is placed in safety.
Isaiah 14:32And what will each one of the messengers of the nation answer? That the Lord hath founded Zion; and that therein shall find protection the poor of his people.
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 →