1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
1For the music director; a psalm of David. May the LORD answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you secure!
2May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
2May he send you help from his temple; from Zion may he give you support!
3May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah
3May he take notice of your offerings; may he accept your burnt sacrifice! (Selah)
4May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
4May he grant your heart's desire; may he bring all your plans to pass!
5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
5Then we will shout for joy over your victory; we will rejoice in the name of our God! May the LORD grant all your requests!
6Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
6Now I am sure that the LORD will deliver his chosen king; he will intervene for him from his holy heavenly temple, and display his mighty ability to deliver.
7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the LORD our God.
8They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
