Psalms 20

The AIT Bible

0For the director. A psalm of David.

A Prayer for the King's Victory

1May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob set you on high.

2May he send your help from the sanctuary, and from Zion may he sustain you.

3May he remember all your grain offerings, and may he regard your burnt offering as rich. Selah.

4May he give you according to your heart, and may he fulfill all your counsel.

5We will shout for joy at your salvation, and in the name of our God we will raise our banners; may Yahweh fulfill all your requests.

6Now I know that Yahweh saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heavens with the mighty deeds of the salvation of his right hand.

7These with chariots, and these with horses, but we — in the name of Yahweh our God we make our boast.

8They have collapsed and fallen, but we have risen and stand firm.

9Yahweh, save! May the King answer us on the day we call.

Where this passage connects across Scripture — each link typed and reasoned, part of the AIT Bible Nexus Chart.

allusion Psalms 46:7 — Shared distinctive title 'the God of Jacob' as the one who protects and sets on high.
thematic 1 Samuel 17:41 — David trusts the name of Yahweh rather than weapons, matching the theme of not trusting in chariots or horses but the name of Yahweh.
thematic Hosea 1:2 — Salvation not by bow, sword, or horses but by Yahweh echoes the trust in God rather than chariots and horses.
thematic Hosea 14:1 — Renouncing reliance on horses (military might) in favor of trust in God is the same motif.
thematic Isaiah 31:1 — Shared motif condemning reliance on horses and chariots instead of Yahweh for deliverance.
thematic Psalms 33:16 — Both contrast trust in Yahweh with reliance on horses/chariots as instruments of military might that cannot save.
thematic Psalms 2:2 — Both speak of Yahweh's 'anointed' (mashiach) king whom God upholds against enemies.
thematic Psalms 21:1 — Ps 21 answers the petition of Ps 20, celebrating the king's victory and salvation the earlier psalm requested.
thematic Psalms 33:12 — Deliverance comes from Yahweh, not from military might, horses, or armies.
thematic Psalms 37:1 — Both promise Yahweh will grant the desires/requests of the heart to those who trust him.
thematic Psalms 76:1 — Both contrast the impotence of chariot and horse before the power of the God of Jacob.