Psalms 20:8
They will totter and fall, while we rise and stand firm.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
In Context
7Some in chariots are strong, some in horses; but our strength is the Lord our God.
9Give victory, Lord, to the king, and answer us when we call.
Cross References
Psalms 33:16It is not by great armies that kings are victorious, it is not by great strength that a warrior saves himself;
Psalms 34:21Misfortune will slay the ungodly; those who hate the righteous are doomed.
Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, that 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 →