Psalms 20:9
Give victory, Lord, to the king, and answer us when we call.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.
In Context
8They will totter and fall, while we rise and stand firm.
Cross References
Psalms 2:6“This my king is installed by me, on Zion my holy mountain.”
Psalms 5:2Attend to my loud cry for help, my king and my God.
Psalms 24:7Lift high your heads, you gates – Higher, you ancient doors; welcome the glorious king.
Psalms 74:12Yet God is our king from the ancient days, in the midst of the earth working deeds of salvation.
Matthew 21:15But, when the chief priests and the teachers of the Law saw the wonderful things that Jesus did, and the boys who were calling out in the Temple Courts “God save the Son of David!”, they were indignant,
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 →