“ Send thee helpb from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; ”
Send thee help - Margin, thy help. So the Hebrew. The idea is, such help as he needed; such as would make him safe. From the sanctuary - From the tabernacle, or the holy place where God was w...
XX. A prayer for deliverance from national disaster, changing (probably after the sacrifice has been offered) into confidence at Psalms 20:6 ; Now know I, etc. The mention of a king or anointed on...
thee . thy. strengthen . sustain, or support. Hebrew. sa'ad . Compare Psalms 20:6 with Psalms 21:1 . Zion. See App-68.
2. May he send thee help. That is to say, may he succor thee out of mount Sion, where he commanded the ark of the covenant to be placed, and chose for himself a dwelling-place. The weakness...
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; Send thee help from the sanctuary - This was the place where God recorded his name; the place where he was to be sought, and the pl...
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; Help ... out of Zion. The help sought is on the ground of God's covenant with His people, whereof the sanctuary on Zion is...
This and the following Ps. form a closely connected pair. The one is a prayer for a king going out to battle, and the other is a thanksgiving for his triumphant return. Both have the same title. Ther...
Psalms 20:1-9 THIS is a battle song followed by a chant of victory. They are connected in subject and probably in occasion, but fight and triumph have fallen dim to us, though we can still feel ho...
the Saving Strength of God's Right Hand Psalms 20:1-9 This may have been written on such an occasion as 2 Samuel 10:1-19 . The prayer of the soldiers, Psalms 20:1-4 . Ready, drawn up for...
This and the next psalms are certainly closely connected. The first is the prayer of the people on behalf of the king as he goes forth to battle. The first five verses were sung in chorus and express...
God the Father promised to be with his Christ through the whole of his undertaking. Psalms 89:22 , etc. But observe how the church hath an eye to the merits of Jesus's obedience and sacrifice. And w...
Psalms 19 Proper Psalm for Christmas Day ( Morning ). Psalms 19-21 = Day 4 ( Morning ).
Send thee help from the sanctuary ,.... Meaning either from the tabernacle, the holy place, where was the ark, the symbol of the divine Presence; or rather heaven, the habitation of God's holiness u...
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; Ver. 2. Send thee help from the sanctuary ] Or, from his holy heaven, saith Tremellius; without which vain is the help of man. G...
Send thee help from the sanctuary Either from heaven, as it is expressed Psalms 20:6 ; or, rather, from the tabernacle in Zion, where the ark then was; toward which the Israelites directed their p...
Petitions against Sin. To the chief musician. A psalm of David. 1 The L ORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the na...
From the sanctuary; either, 1. From heaven, as it is expressed, Psalms 20:6 . Or rather, 2. From the tabernacle in Zion, as it is explained in the next words, where the ark then was; toward...
The Leading Intercessor Speaks To The People By Way Of Intercession ( Psalms 20:1-4 ). We note here the singular ‘you'. The reference is probably to the whole people seen as one. Or it may be spok...
INTRODUCTION “This is evidently a liturgical psalm, and was intended originally, it would seem, to be sung on behalf of a king who was about to go forth to war against his enemies. As the king stand...
sanctuary Hebrew, "qodesh" (translated "holy,") ( Psalms 20:6 ).
The 20 th Psalm is a prayer for the King; not only for David or Solomon, but for «great David's greater Son,» the true King of the Church. As if the Church saw Jesus going forth to his work, she offe...
Psalms 20:1 . The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble. We read in Psalms 83 . that nearly all the surrounding nations, after David was made king, entered into a league to demolish the Jewish nat...
The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble. A battle prayer This, it is believed, is the battle prayer or litany which was solemnly chanted in the sanctuary on the eve of the great expedition to...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm seems to have been composed for a special occasion, when David was about to proceed on an expedition against a foreign enemy. It is liturgical, and written to be recited...
Prayer in Time of War. To the chief musician, a psalm of David, evidently composed to be sung by the Tabernacle chorus while the king and his army were in the field, the purpose being to implore J...
1 Kings 6:16 ; 1 Kings 8:44 ; 1 Kings 8:45 ; 2 Chronicles 20:8 ; 2 Chronicles 20:9 ; 2 Samuel 5:7 ; 2 Samuel 6:17 ; Isaiah 12:6 ; Isaiah 14:32 ; Isaiah 37:34 ; Isaiah 37:35 ; Psalms 73:17...
Sanctuary — From the tabernacle in Zion, where the ark then was; toward which the Israelites directed their prayers.