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Prayer for Victory over Enemies.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
May the Loʀᴅ answer you Ain the day of trouble!
May the Bname of the CGod of Jacob set you securely on high!
May He send you help Afrom the sanctuary
And Bsupport you from Zion!
May He Aremember all your meal offerings
And Bfind your burnt offering 1acceptable! 2Selah.
 
May He grant you your Aheart’s desire
And Bfulfill all your 1counsel!
1We will Asing for joy over your 2victory,
And in the name of our God we will Bset up our banners.
May the Loʀᴅ Cfulfill all your petitions.
 
Now AI know that the Loʀᴅ saves His anointed;
He will Banswer him from His holy heaven
With the 1Csaving strength of His right hand.
Some 1boast in chariots and some in Ahorses,
But Bwe 2will boast in the name of the Loʀᴅ, our God.
They have Abowed down and fallen,
But we have Brisen and stood upright.
1ASave, O Loʀᴅ;
May the BKing answer us in the day we call.
A 20:1 Ps 50:15 B 20:1 Ps 91:14 C 20:1 Ps 46:7, 11 A 20:2 Ps 3:4 B 20:2 Ps 110:2 A 20:3 Acts 10:4 B 20:3 Ps 51:19 1 20:3 Lit fat 2 20:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude A 20:4 Ps 21:2 B 20:4 Ps 145:19 1 20:4 Or purpose 1 20:5 Or Let us sing A 20:5 Ps 9:14 2 20:5 Or salvation B 20:5 Ps 60:4 C 20:5 1 Sam 1:17 A 20:6 Ps 41:11 B 20:6 Is 58:9 1 20:6 Or mighty deeds of the victory of His right hand C 20:6 Ps 28:8 1 20:7 Or praise chariots, or trust, or are strong through A 20:7 Ps 33:17 B 20:7 2 Chr 32:8 2 20:7 Lit make mention of; or praise the name A 20:8 Is 2:11, 17 B 20:8 Ps 37:24; Mic 7:8 1 20:9 Or O Loʀᴅ, save the king; answer us A 20:9 Ps 3:7 B 20:9 Ps 17:6