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A psalm of David. May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry. May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; May the name of the God of Jacob defend you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the music director. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you on a day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the choir director. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you <i>securely</i> on high!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the choir director. A Psalm of David. May Yahweh answer you in the day of distress! May the name of the God of Jacob set you <i>securely</i> on high!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you (David) in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you <i>securely</i> on high [and defend you in battle]!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choir director. A psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in a day of trouble; may the name of Jacob’s God protect you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. May Yahweh answer you in a day of trouble; may the name of Jacob&#8217s God protect you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I pray that the LORD will listen when you are in trouble, and that the God of Jacob will keep you safe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The LORD answer thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[For the choir director; a psalm by David.] The LORD will answer you in times of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob will protect you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May the LORD answer you when you are in trouble! May the God of Jacob protect you! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May the LORD answer you in the day of distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the music director; a psalm of David. May the LORD answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you secure! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH answers you, "" In a day of adversity, "" The Name of the God of Jacob sets you on high,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah doth answer thee, In a day of adversity, The name of the God of Jacob doth set thee on high,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To the overseer; chanting of David. Jehovah will answer thee in the day of straits; the name of the God of Jacob shall exalt thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Unto the end. A psalm for David. May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation: may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 19:1>Unto the end. A Psalm of David. <V 19:2>May the Lord hear you in the day of tribulation. May the name of the God of Jacob protect you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the leader. A psalm of David. [2] The LORD answer you in time of distress; the name of the God of Jacob defend you! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD answer you in the day of trouble! The name of the God of Jacob protect you!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />MAY the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH will answer you in a day of trouble, and The Name of the God of Jacob will help you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the Leader. A Psalm of David. The LORD answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the end, a Psalm of David. The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/20-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1978" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/20.htm">The Day of Trouble</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5329.htm" title="5329: lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ (Prep-l, Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- Preeminent or enduring. A primitive root; properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. To be eminent; also, to be permanent.">For the choirmaster.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4210.htm" title="4210: miz·mō·wr (N-ms) -- A melody. From zamar; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes.">A Psalm</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God."> May the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ya·‘an·ḵā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To answer, respond.">answer you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6869.htm" title="6869: ṣā·rāh (N-fs) -- Tightness, a female rival. Feminine of tsar; tightness; transitively, a female rival.">of trouble;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šêm (N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">may the name</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/7682.htm" title="7682: yə·śag·geḇ·ḵā (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to be lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively.">protect you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-15.htm">Psalm 91:15</a></span><br />When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-10.htm">Proverbs 18:10</a></span><br />The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3</a></span><br />Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-9.htm">2 Chronicles 20:9</a></span><br />‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Psalm 50:15</a></span><br />Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-5.htm">Psalm 118:5</a></span><br />In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/121-1.htm">Psalm 121:1-2</a></span><br />A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? / My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-24.htm">Isaiah 65:24</a></span><br />Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13</a></span><br />Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a></span><br />Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">1 Peter 3:12</a></span><br />For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-13.htm">Romans 10:13</a></span><br />for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a></span><br />Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD hear you in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend you;</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/41-1.htm">Psalm 41:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed <i>is</i> he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God <i>is</i> our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-5.htm">Psalm 50:5</a></b></br> Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.</p><p class="hdg">name</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-10.htm">Psalm 9:10</a></b></br> And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-18.htm">Psalm 83:18</a></b></br> That <i>men</i> may know that thou, whose name alone <i>is</i> JEHOVAH, <i>art</i> the most high over all the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-5.htm">Exodus 34:5-7</a></b></br> And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD… </p><p class="hdg">God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-7.htm">Psalm 46:7,11</a></b></br> The LORD of hosts <i>is</i> with us; the God of Jacob <i>is</i> our refuge. Selah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-27.htm">Genesis 32:27-29</a></b></br> And he said unto him, What <i>is</i> thy name? And he said, Jacob… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/48-15.htm">Genesis 48:15,16</a></b></br> And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, … </p><p class="hdg">defend [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, <i>and</i> my high tower.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/91-14.htm">Psalm 91:14</a></b></br> Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/114-2.htm">Psalm 114:2</a></b></br> Judah was his sanctuary, <i>and</i> Israel his dominion.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/psalms/19-14.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Choirmaster</a> <a href="/psalms/19-14.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/5-11.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Director</a> <a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/psalms/17-6.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/psalms/18-44.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/psalms/18-33.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/14-7.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Leader</a> <a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Music</a> <a href="/psalms/19-14.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">Music-Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Overseer</a> <a href="/psalms/19-4.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/psalms/12-7.htm">Protect</a> <a href="/psalms/19-14.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Securely</a> <a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/22-11.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/psalms/20-9.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Choirmaster</a> <a href="/psalms/20-9.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/35-23.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Director</a> <a href="/psalms/25-18.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/psalms/20-9.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/psalms/20-6.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/psalms/21-7.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/22-23.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Leader</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Music</a> <a href="/psalms/20-9.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Music-Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Overseer</a> <a href="/psalms/21-3.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/psalms/25-21.htm">Protect</a> <a href="/psalms/20-9.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/37-27.htm">Securely</a> <a href="/psalms/22-11.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/20-1.htm">The church blesses the King in his exploits</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">and expresses her confidence in God's helpfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the choirmaster.</b><br>This phrase indicates that the psalm was intended for public worship and was to be directed by the choirmaster, a leader of music in the temple. The role of the choirmaster was significant in ancient Israelite worship, as music was a central part of their religious expression. This highlights the communal aspect of the psalm, suggesting it was meant to be sung or recited by the congregation.<p><b>A Psalm of David.</b><br>Attributed to King David, this psalm reflects his role not only as a king but also as a poet and musician. David's authorship connects the psalm to his life experiences, possibly during times of military conflict or personal distress. David's reliance on God during his reign is a recurring theme in the Psalms, and his authorship lends authority and authenticity to the text.<p><b>May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble;</b><br>This phrase is a prayer for divine intervention during times of distress. The "day of trouble" can refer to any period of crisis, whether personal, national, or spiritual. The invocation of the LORD (Yahweh) emphasizes a personal relationship with God, who is seen as a responsive and caring deity. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God promises to be their protector and deliverer.<p><b>may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.</b><br>The "name of the God of Jacob" invokes the patriarch Jacob, reminding the Israelites of their heritage and God's faithfulness to their ancestors. The use of "name" signifies God's character and reputation, which are powerful and protective. This phrase connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's promises to the patriarchs and His ongoing commitment to their descendants. It also foreshadows the protective and redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who is seen as the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_god_of_jacob.htm">The God of Jacob</a></b><br>Refers to the God who made a covenant with Jacob, one of the patriarchs of Israel, highlighting God's faithfulness to His promises.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/day_of_trouble.htm">Day of Trouble</a></b><br>A time of distress or adversity, which can be personal, communal, or national, where divine intervention is sought.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_readiness_to_answer.htm">God's Readiness to Answer</a></b><br>The verse assures believers that God is attentive and ready to respond to their cries in times of trouble. This encourages a posture of prayer and reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_name.htm">The Power of God's Name</a></b><br>The "name of the God of Jacob" signifies His character and authority. Believers can trust in the power and protection that comes from invoking God's name.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_faithfulness.htm">Historical Faithfulness</a></b><br>Reflecting on God's past faithfulness to Jacob and the patriarchs can strengthen our faith in His promises today. It reminds us that God is unchanging and reliable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_divine_protection.htm">Seeking Divine Protection</a></b><br>In times of distress, believers are encouraged to seek God's protection, understanding that true safety and security come from Him alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_intercession.htm">Community Intercession</a></b><br>The communal aspect of the psalm suggests the importance of praying for one another, especially in times of collective or individual trouble.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_faithful_still_suffer.htm">Psalm 20:1 – If this verse promises divine help in trouble, why do so many faithful people still suffer without apparent intervention? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_lacks_context_if_psalm_20_is_david's.htm">Psalm 20 – If attributed to David, why is there no clear historical context to validate the promises and outcomes in this psalm?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'the_lord_to_my_lord'_mean.htm">What does 'The LORD said to my Lord' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_20_7_vs._god's_battle_commands.htm">Psalm 20:7 – Does this portrayal of military reliance contradict biblical accounts where God commands battle preparations? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">Day of trouble . . . God of Jacob.</span>--This certainly recalls the patriarch's words (<a href="/genesis/35-3.htm" title="And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.">Genesis 35:3</a>), "I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress." The "name" alone of the God of Jacob was a safeguard to the people, called after their great forefather "Israel. So even under the shadow of the greatness of human monarchs and heroes whole peoples have often felt secure and strong, using no other weapon but his name.<p><span class= "bld">Defend thee.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">set thee up on high </span>(comp. <a href="/psalms/69-29.htm" title="But I am poor and sorrowful: let your salvation, O God, set me up on high.">Psalm 69:29</a>; <a href="/psalms/91-14.htm" title="Because he has set his love on me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he has known my name.">Psalm 91:14</a>) <span class= "ital">as in a fortress, out of the reach of foes.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble</span>. The people intercede for their king in a "clay of trouble" or "distress," when danger impends, and he is about to affront it. They are made to ask, first of all, that God will hear the king's prayers, which are no doubt being silently offered while they pray aloud<span class="cmt_word">. The Name of the God of Jacob defend thee</span>. (On the force of the expression, "the Name of God," see the comment upon <a href="/psalms/7-17.htm">Psalm 7:17</a>.) "Jacob's God" - a favourite expression with David - is the God who made him the promise, "I will be with thee, and I will keep thee in all places whither thou goest" (<a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15</a>). "Defend thee" is scarcely a correct rendering. Translate, <span class="accented">exalt thee.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/20-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For the choirmaster.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ</span> <span class="translit">(lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5329.htm">Strong's 5329: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">A Psalm</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְמ֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(miz·mō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4210.htm">Strong's 4210: </a> </span><span class="str2">Instrumental music, a poem set to notes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדָוִֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">May the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answer you</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽעַנְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘an·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of trouble;</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6869.htm">Strong's 6869: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tightness, a female rival</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may the name</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֤ם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֬י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">protect you.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝שַׂגֶּבְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(yə·śag·geḇ·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7682.htm">Strong's 7682: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, lofty, inaccessible, safe, strong</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/20-1.htm">Psalm 20:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/20-1.htm">Psalm 20:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/20-1.htm">Psalm 20:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/20-1.htm">Psalm 20:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/20-1.htm">Psalm 20:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/20-1.htm">Psalm 20:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/20-1.htm">Psalm 20:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/20-1.htm">Psalm 20:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/20-1.htm">Psalm 20:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/20-1.htm">Psalm 20:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/20-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 20:1 For the Chief Musician (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/19-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 19:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 19:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/20-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 20:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 20:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>