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Psalm 20:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Psalm 20:1-3
Lexham English Bible
God’s Blessing on the King
For the music director. A psalm of David.[a]
20 May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble.
May the name of Jacob’s God protect[b] you.
2 May he send you help[c] from the sanctuary,
and from Zion may he sustain you.
3 May he remember all your offerings,
and your burnt offering may he regard favorably.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 20:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
- Psalm 20:1 The sense is that of making something inaccessibly high, like a fortress
- Psalm 20:2 Hebrew “your help”
- Psalm 20:3 Literally “find to be fat”
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