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Psalms 20

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לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃ יַֽעַנְךָ֣ יְ֭הֹוָה בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה יְ֝שַׂגֶּבְךָ֗ שֵׁ֤ם ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֬י יַעֲקֹֽב׃ יִשְׁלַֽח־עֶזְרְךָ֥ מִקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּ֝מִצִּיּ֗וֹן יִסְעָדֶֽךָּ׃ יִזְכֹּ֥ר כׇּל־מִנְחֹתֶ֑ךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ֖ יְדַשְּׁנֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃ יִֽתֶּן־לְךָ֥ כִלְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְֽכׇל־עֲצָתְךָ֥ יְמַלֵּֽא׃ נְרַנְּנָ֤ה ׀ בִּ֘ישׁ֤וּעָתֶ֗ךָ וּבְשֵֽׁם־אֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּ נִדְגֹּ֑ל יְמַלֵּ֥א יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה כׇּל־מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ עַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּ֤י הוֹשִׁ֥יעַ ׀ יְהֹוָ֗ה מְשִׁ֫יח֥וֹ יַ֭עֲנֵהוּ מִשְּׁמֵ֣י קׇדְשׁ֑וֹ בִּ֝גְבֻר֗וֹת יֵ֣שַׁע יְמִינֽוֹ׃ אֵ֣לֶּה בָ֭רֶכֶב וְאֵ֣לֶּה בַסּוּסִ֑ים וַאֲנַ֓חְנוּ ׀ בְּשֵׁם־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣ינוּ נַזְכִּֽיר׃ הֵ֭מָּה כָּרְע֣וּ וְנָפָ֑לוּ וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ קַּ֝֗מְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָֽד׃ יְהֹוָ֥ה הוֹשִׁ֑יעָה הַ֝מֶּ֗לֶךְ יַעֲנֵ֥נוּ בְיוֹם־קׇרְאֵֽנוּ׃ {פ}

English Translation

For the leader. A psalm of David. May GOD answer you in time of trouble,
the name of Jacob’s God keep you safe— sending you help from the sanctuary,
and sustaining you from Zion. May [God] receive the tokensareceive the tokens Cf. ʼazkarah, “token portion” of grain offering; Lev. 2.2, 9, 16, etc. of all your grain offerings,
and approvebapprove Meaning of Heb. uncertain. your burnt offerings.    Selah. May your desire be granted,
your every plan fulfilled. May we shout for joy in your victory,
arrayed by standards in the name of our God.
May GOD fulfill your every wish. Now I know that GOD will give victory to our anointed one,
will answer him from the heavenly sanctuary
with the mighty victories of God’s right arm. They [call] on chariots, they [call] on horses,
but we call on the name of the ETERNAL our God. They collapse and lie fallen,
but we rally and gather strength. O ETERNAL One, grant victory to the king;
may [God] answer us when we call.cO ETERNAL ONE, grant victory to the king; / may [God] answer us when we call Or “O ETERNAL ONE, grant victory! / May the King answer us when we call,” depicting GOD as the figure who leads the (divine) army into battle.

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Psalms

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Tanach

Reference

Psalms 20

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