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Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />May He remember all your offerings, And accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May He remember all your meal offerings And accept your burnt offering! Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />May He remember all your meal offerings And find your burnt offering acceptable! Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />May He remember all your meal offerings, And find your burnt offering acceptable! Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />May He remember all your meal offerings And find your burnt offering acceptable! Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />May He remember all your meal offerings And accept your burnt offering. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May he remember all your offerings and accept your burnt offering. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May He remember all your offerings and accept your burnt offering. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember all thy offerings, And accept thy burnt-sacrifice; [Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />May he remember your gifts and be pleased with what you bring. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will remember all your grain offerings and look with favor on your burnt offerings. [Selah]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May he accept all your offerings and be pleased with all your sacrifices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May he remember all your gifts, and may he accept your burnt offerings. Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May he take notice of your offerings; may he accept your burnt sacrifice! (Selah) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He will remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt-sacrifice. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />remember all your offerings, and accept your burned sacrifice. Selah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He remembers all your presents, "" And reduces your burnt-offering to ashes. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He doth remember all thy presents, And thy burnt-offering doth reduce to ashes. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will remember all thy gifts, and he will make fat thy burnt-offerings. Silence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />May he be mindful of all thy sacrifices: and may thy whole burnt offering be made fat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 19:4>May he be mindful of all your sacrifices, and may your burnt-offerings be fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May he remember your every offering, graciously accept your burnt offering, <i>Selah</i> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />May he remember all your offerings, and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices. Selah<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let the LORD remember all your offerings, and make acceptable your burnt sacrifices.<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 remember for you all your offerings and he will accept your burnt sacrifices.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Receive the memorial of all thy meal-offerings, And accept the fat of thy burnt-sacrifice; Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remember all thy sacrifice, and enrich thy whole-burnt-offering. Pause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/20-3.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=1995" 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">2</span>May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: yiz·kōr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">May He remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: min·ḥō·ṯe·ḵā (N-fpc:: 2ms) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">your gifts</a> <a href="/hebrew/1878.htm" title="1878: yə·ḏaš·šə·neh (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to be fat; transitively, to fatten; specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; denominatively to remove ashes.">and look favorably on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: wə·‘ō·w·lā·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">your burnt offerings.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542: se·lāh (Interjection) -- To lift up, exalt. From calah; suspension, i.e. Pause.">Selah</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.…<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="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Leviticus 2:2</a></span><br />and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">1 Samuel 1:11</a></span><br />And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">2 Chronicles 7:12-16</a></span><br />the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. / If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, / and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/4-4.htm">Genesis 4:4</a></span><br />while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/28-38.htm">Exodus 28:38</a></span><br />And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead, so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts. It shall always be on his forehead, so that they may be acceptable before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-3.htm">Numbers 15:3</a></span><br />and you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-28.htm">1 Kings 8:28-30</a></span><br />Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today. / May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. / Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5</a></span><br />“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-11.htm">Jeremiah 33:11</a></span><br />the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15-16</a></span><br />Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. / And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Philippians 4:18</a></span><br />I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a></span><br />Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-4.htm">Acts 10:4</a></span><br />Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice; Selah.</p><p class="hdg">Remember</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/4-4.htm">Genesis 4:4</a></b></br> And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Isaiah 60:7</a></b></br> All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a></b></br> And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.</p><p class="hdg">accept [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7</a></b></br> Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same <i>is</i> the city of David.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17</a></b></br> And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/12-6.htm">Isaiah 12:6</a></b></br> Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great <i>is</i> the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/psalms/19-14.htm">Acceptable</a> <a href="/job/42-6.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/job/42-8.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/job/42-8.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm">Burnt-Sacrifice</a> <a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/psalms/5-12.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Find</a> <a href="/job/33-20.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-9.htm">Meal-Offerings</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Memorial</a> <a href="/psalms/16-7.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Oblations</a> <a href="/job/42-8.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/psalms/16-4.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/job/34-9.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/esther/9-22.htm">Presents</a> <a href="/psalms/6-9.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/job/24-25.htm">Reduce</a> <a href="/psalms/17-4.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/job/41-8.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/psalms/4-5.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/psalms/9-20.htm">Selah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/50-9.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Acceptable</a> <a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/30-9.htm">Burnt-Sacrifice</a> <a href="/psalms/22-29.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/psalms/21-8.htm">Find</a> <a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-26.htm">Meal-Offerings</a> <a href="/psalms/30-4.htm">Memorial</a> <a href="/psalms/22-27.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Oblations</a> <a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/psalms/22-25.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/psalms/40-13.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/psalms/68-29.htm">Presents</a> <a href="/psalms/24-5.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-24.htm">Reduce</a> <a href="/psalms/28-5.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/27-6.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/psalms/27-6.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/psalms/21-2.htm">Selah</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'; 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In the context of ancient Israel, gifts often included sacrifices, tithes, and offerings brought to the temple. The idea of God remembering these gifts suggests a plea for divine favor and acknowledgment of the worshiper's faithfulness. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of God being attentive to the sacrifices and offerings of His people, as seen in passages like <a href="/genesis/8.htm">Genesis 8:1</a>, where God remembered Noah and the sacrifices he made after the flood. The concept of remembrance by God is significant, indicating His ongoing relationship and covenant with His people.<p><b>and look favorably on your burnt offerings.</b><br>Burnt offerings were a central part of Israelite worship, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God. These offerings were entirely consumed by fire, representing the complete surrender of the worshiper to God. The plea for God to look favorably upon these offerings underscores the desire for acceptance and blessing. In <a href="/leviticus/1.htm">Leviticus 1</a>, the detailed instructions for burnt offerings highlight their importance in maintaining a right relationship with God. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is seen as the perfect and final offering for sin, fulfilling the sacrificial system (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10-14</a>).<p><b>Selah</b><br>The term "Selah" is often found in the Psalms and is thought to be a musical or liturgical pause, inviting the reader or listener to reflect on the preceding words. It serves as a moment to meditate on the significance of the prayer for divine remembrance and favor. This pause encourages deeper contemplation of the relationship between God and His people, the sincerity of their worship, and the assurance of His attentive care. The use of "Selah" in this context invites believers to consider the weight of their offerings and the grace of God in accepting them.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of this Psalm, David was the second king of Israel and a man after God's own heart. This Psalm is often seen as a prayer for the king before battle.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is the one who remembers and looks favorably upon the offerings made by His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/burnt_offerings.htm">Burnt Offerings</a></b><br>These were sacrifices made to God, often symbolizing atonement and dedication. In the context of ancient Israel, they were a significant part of worship and covenant relationship with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/selah.htm">Selah</a></b><br>A term used frequently in the Psalms, possibly indicating a pause for reflection or musical interlude.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>God’s remembrance of our offerings signifies His acknowledgment of our devotion and faithfulness. Just as God remembers, we are called to remember His faithfulness in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sincerity_in_worship.htm">Sincerity in Worship</a></b><br>Our offerings, whether material or spiritual, should be given with a sincere heart. God looks favorably on those who worship Him in spirit and truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflective_pause.htm">Reflective Pause (Selah)</a></b><br>Taking time to pause and reflect on God’s goodness and our relationship with Him is crucial in our spiritual journey. Selah invites us to meditate on the significance of our offerings and God’s response.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_favor_and_our_actions.htm">God’s Favor and Our Actions</a></b><br>While God’s favor is not earned by works, our actions and offerings reflect our relationship with Him. They are expressions of our faith and trust in His provision and guidance.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">All thy offerings.</span>--The king is sacrificing, according to custom, before battle (<a href="/1_samuel/13-9.htm" title="And Saul said, Bring here a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.">1Samuel 13:9</a>), the burnt offering (<span class= "ital">olah, </span>from root to "go up," <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>of the smoke) and the bloodless offering (<span class= "ital">minchah, </span>from root "to portion out") of fine flour. (See <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm" title="And when any will offer a meat offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense thereon:">Leviticus 2:1</a>). Since the word rendered in our version <span class= "ital">memorial </span>(<a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm" title="And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire to the LORD.">Leviticus 24:7</a>), which is a derivative of the verb here rendered "remember," has been proved by eminent scholars to signify "incense," we may believe the psalmist meant--<p>"Accept the incense of all thy <span class= "ital">minchah,</span><p>And the fat of thy <span class= "ital">olah"</span><p>Indeed Mr. Burgess would render "smell" and "relish."<p><span class= "bld">Accept.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">make fat </span>(<a href="/psalms/23-5.htm" title="You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.">Psalm 23:5</a>, "anointest") <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>regard or receive as a fat or a worthy offering. The objection to the alternative rendering, "turn to ashes," <span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, "consume," (<a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm" title="And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed on the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.">Leviticus 9:24</a>; <a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm" title="Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.">1Kings 18:38</a>), is that the Hebrew word never elsewhere has that sense, but only that of "cleansing from ashes." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Remember all thy offerings</span>. (On David's offerings, see <a href="/2_samuel/6-13.htm">2 Samuel 6:13, 17</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/24-25.htm">2 Samuel 24:25</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/15-26.htm">1 Chronicles 15:26</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/16-1.htm">1 Chronicles 16:1</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/21-28.htm">1 Chronicles 21:28</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/29-21.htm">1 Chronicles 29:21</a>.) It is not to be supposed, however, that David ever sacrificed victims with his own hand, or without the intervention of a priest. <span class="cmt_word">And accept thy burnt sacrifice</span>; <span class="cmt_word">Selah</span>. It is a reasonable conjecture that the "Selah" here marks a "pause," during which special sacrifices were offered, with a view of entreating God's favour and protection in the coming war (Hengstenberg). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/20-3.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">May He remember</span><br /><span class="heb">יִזְכֹּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(yiz·kōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your gifts</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְחֹתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(min·ḥō·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> </span><span class="str2">A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and look favorably on</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַשְּׁנֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏaš·šə·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1878.htm">Strong's 1878: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be fat, to fatten, to anoint, to satisfy, to remove, ashes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your burnt offerings.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעוֹלָתְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·w·lā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Selah</span><br /><span class="heb">סֶֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(se·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5542.htm">Strong's 5542: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suspension, pause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalm 20:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalm 20:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalm 20:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalm 20:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalm 20:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalm 20:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalm 20:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalm 20:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalm 20:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalm 20:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/20-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 20:3 Remember all your offerings and accept your (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/20-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 20:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 20:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/20-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 20:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 20:4" /></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>