Psalms 20:1-9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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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 the battle, they salute their king. God's name is His character. The God of Jacob cannot forsake us, though we are unworthy as the patriarch. “Thou worm Jacob!” Isaiah 41:14.

The resolve, Psalms 20:5. Our banners may wave proudly in the breeze, but all is vain if God be not our trust. The Lord is our “banner,” Exodus 17:15. We succeed only as we set out in His name and for His glory.

The king's voice, Psalms 20:6. Strength is plural, signifying the variety and infinity of God's resources, on which we may count.

The final chorus of the host, Psalms 20:7-9. As they look across the field, they contrast the might of their foes with their slender equipment. But as they gaze, those embattled hosts are dispersed, as clouds before a gale. Save! is the battle-cry.

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Psalms 20:1-9

1 The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defenda thee;

2 Send thee helpb from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

3 Remember all thy offerings, and acceptc 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.

6 Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holyd heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.