Psalms 20:2
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
In Context
1The LORD answer thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;
3Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
1 Kings 6:16And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the walls: he even built them for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.
2 Chronicles 20:8And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
Psalms 54:3For strangers are risen up against me, and violent men have sought after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah
Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Isaiah 14:32What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.
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 →