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Psalm 20-22
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Prayer for victory over enemies.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

20 Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble;
The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;
2 Send thee help from the sanctuary,
And [a]strengthen thee out of Zion;
3 Remember all thy [b]offerings,
And [c]accept thy burnt-sacrifice; Selah
4 Grant thee thy heart’s desire,
And fulfil all thy counsel.
5 We will triumph in thy [d]salvation,
And in the name of our God we will set up our banners:
Jehovah fulfil all thy petitions.
6 Now know I that Jehovah saveth his anointed;
He will answer him from his holy heaven
With the saving strength of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses;
But we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God.
8 They are bowed down and fallen;
But we are risen, and stand upright.
9 Save, Jehovah:
Let the King answer us when we call.

Praise for deliverance.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

21 The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah;
And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2 Thou hast given him his heart’s desire,
And hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah
3 For thou meetest him with the blessings of [e]goodness:
Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
4 He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him,
Even length of days for ever and ever.
5 His glory is great in thy salvation:
Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.
6 For thou [f]makest him most blessed for ever:
Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.
7 For the king trusteth in Jehovah;
And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.
8 Thy hand will find out all thine enemies;
Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.
9 Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine [g]anger:
Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath,
And the fire shall devour them.
10 Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth,
And their seed from among the children of men.
11 For they intended evil against thee;
They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.
12 For thou wilt make them turn their back;
Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.
13 Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength:
So will we sing and praise thy power.

A cry of anguish, and a song of praise.

For the Chief Musician; set to [h]Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David.

22 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
[i]Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not;
And in the night season, [j]and am not silent.
3 But thou art holy,
O thou that [k]inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in thee:
They trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered:
They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
6 But I am a worm, and no man;
A reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn:
They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8 [l]Commit thyself unto Jehovah; let him deliver him:
Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.
9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb;
Thou didst make me trust when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
10 I was cast upon thee from the womb;
Thou art my God since my mother bare me.
11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near;
For there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have compassed me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13 They gape upon me with their mouth,
As a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water,
And all my bones are out of joint:
My heart is like wax;
It is melted within me.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd;
And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws;
And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16 For dogs have compassed me:
A company of evil-doers have inclosed me;
[m]They pierced my hands and my feet.
17 I may count all my bones.
They look and stare upon me;
18 They part my garments among them,
And upon my vesture do they cast lots.
19 But be not thou far off, O Jehovah:
O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword,
My [n]darling from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the lion’s mouth;
Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren:
In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.
23 Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him;
All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him;
And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.
24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Neither hath he hid his face from him;
But when he cried unto him, he heard.
25 Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly:
I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied;
They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him:
Let your heart live for ever.
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah;
And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28 For the kingdom is Jehovah’s;
And he is the ruler over the nations.
29 All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship:
All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him,
Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
30 A seed shall serve him;
It shall be [o]told of the Lord unto the next generation.
31 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness
Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 20:2 Or, support
  2. Psalm 20:3 Or, meal-offerings
  3. Psalm 20:3 Hebrew accept as fat.
  4. Psalm 20:5 Or, victory
  5. Psalm 21:3 Or, good things
  6. Psalm 21:6 Hebrew settest him to be blessings. See Gen. 12:2.
  7. Psalm 21:9 Or, presence. Hebrew countenance.
  8. Psalm 22:1 That is, The hind of the morning.
  9. Psalm 22:1 Or, Far from my help are the words of my groaning. Hebrew roaring.
  10. Psalm 22:2 Or, but find no rest
  11. Psalm 22:3 Or, art enthroned upon
  12. Psalm 22:8 Or, He trusted on Jehovah, that he would deliver him
  13. Psalm 22:16 So the Septuagint, Vulgate, and Syriac. The Hebrew text as pointed reads, Like a lion, my etc.
  14. Psalm 22:20 Or, dear life. Hebrew only one.
  15. Psalm 22:30 Or, counted unto the Lord for his generations
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Psalm 20-22
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Psalm 20[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;(A)
    may the name of the God of Jacob(B) protect you.(C)
2 May he send you help(D) from the sanctuary(E)
    and grant you support(F) from Zion.(G)
3 May he remember(H) all your sacrifices
    and accept your burnt offerings.[b](I)
4 May he give you the desire of your heart(J)
    and make all your plans succeed.(K)
5 May we shout for joy(L) over your victory
    and lift up our banners(M) in the name of our God.

May the Lord grant all your requests.(N)

6 Now this I know:
    The Lord gives victory to his anointed.(O)
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
    with the victorious power of his right hand.(P)
7 Some trust in chariots(Q) and some in horses,(R)
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.(S)
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,(T)
    but we rise up(U) and stand firm.(V)
9 Lord, give victory to the king!
    Answer us(W) when we call!

Psalm 21[c]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 The king rejoices in your strength, Lord.(X)
    How great is his joy in the victories you give!(Y)

2 You have granted him his heart’s desire(Z)
    and have not withheld the request of his lips.[d]
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings
    and placed a crown of pure gold(AA) on his head.(AB)
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
    length of days, for ever and ever.(AC)
5 Through the victories(AD) you gave, his glory is great;
    you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.(AE)
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings
    and made him glad with the joy(AF) of your presence.(AG)
7 For the king trusts in the Lord;(AH)
    through the unfailing love(AI) of the Most High(AJ)
    he will not be shaken.(AK)

8 Your hand will lay hold(AL) on all your enemies;
    your right hand will seize your foes.
9 When you appear for battle,
    you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace.
The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,
    and his fire will consume them.(AM)
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
    their posterity from mankind.(AN)
11 Though they plot evil(AO) against you
    and devise wicked schemes,(AP) they cannot succeed.
12 You will make them turn their backs(AQ)
    when you aim at them with drawn bow.

13 Be exalted(AR) in your strength, Lord;(AS)
    we will sing and praise your might.

Psalm 22[e]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.” A psalm of David.

1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?(AT)
    Why are you so far(AU) from saving me,
    so far from my cries of anguish?(AV)
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,(AW)
    by night,(AX) but I find no rest.[f]

3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;(AY)
    you are the one Israel praises.[g](AZ)
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
    they trusted and you delivered them.(BA)
5 To you they cried out(BB) and were saved;
    in you they trusted(BC) and were not put to shame.(BD)

6 But I am a worm(BE) and not a man,
    scorned by everyone,(BF) despised(BG) by the people.
7 All who see me mock me;(BH)
    they hurl insults,(BI) shaking their heads.(BJ)
8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.(BK)
Let him deliver him,(BL)
    since he delights(BM) in him.”

9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;(BN)
    you made me trust(BO) in you, even at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth(BP) I was cast on you;
    from my mother’s womb you have been my God.

11 Do not be far from me,(BQ)
    for trouble is near(BR)
    and there is no one to help.(BS)

12 Many bulls(BT) surround me;(BU)
    strong bulls of Bashan(BV) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(BW) that tear their prey(BX)
    open their mouths wide(BY) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.(BZ)
My heart has turned to wax;(CA)
    it has melted(CB) within me.
15 My mouth[h] is dried up like a potsherd,(CC)
    and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(CD)
    you lay me in the dust(CE) of death.

16 Dogs(CF) surround me,
    a pack of villains encircles me;
    they pierce[i](CG) my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
    people stare(CH) and gloat over me.(CI)
18 They divide my clothes among them
    and cast lots(CJ) for my garment.(CK)

19 But you, Lord, do not be far from me.(CL)
    You are my strength;(CM) come quickly(CN) to help me.(CO)
20 Deliver me from the sword,(CP)
    my precious life(CQ) from the power of the dogs.(CR)
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;(CS)
    save me from the horns of the wild oxen.(CT)

22 I will declare your name to my people;
    in the assembly(CU) I will praise you.(CV)
23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!(CW)
    All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!(CX)
    Revere him,(CY) all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despised(CZ) or scorned
    the suffering of the afflicted one;(DA)
he has not hidden his face(DB) from him
    but has listened to his cry for help.(DC)

25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;(DD)
    before those who fear you[j] I will fulfill my vows.(DE)
26 The poor will eat(DF) and be satisfied;
    those who seek the Lord will praise him—(DG)
    may your hearts live forever!

27 All the ends of the earth(DH)
    will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
    will bow down before him,(DI)
28 for dominion belongs to the Lord(DJ)
    and he rules over the nations.

29 All the rich(DK) of the earth will feast and worship;(DL)
    all who go down to the dust(DM) will kneel before him—
    those who cannot keep themselves alive.(DN)
30 Posterity(DO) will serve him;
    future generations(DP) will be told about the Lord.
31 They will proclaim his righteousness,(DQ)
    declaring to a people yet unborn:(DR)
    He has done it!(DS)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 20:1 In Hebrew texts 20:1-9 is numbered 20:2-10.
  2. Psalm 20:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  3. Psalm 21:1 In Hebrew texts 21:1-13 is numbered 21:2-14.
  4. Psalm 21:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  5. Psalm 22:1 In Hebrew texts 22:1-31 is numbered 22:2-32.
  6. Psalm 22:2 Or night, and am not silent
  7. Psalm 22:3 Or Yet you are holy, / enthroned on the praises of Israel
  8. Psalm 22:15 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text strength
  9. Psalm 22:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text me, / like a lion
  10. Psalm 22:25 Hebrew him
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