Psalm 20:2
New International Version
May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.

New Living Translation
May he send you help from his sanctuary and strengthen you from Jerusalem.

English Standard Version
May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!

Berean Standard Bible
May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.

King James Bible
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

New King James Version
May He send you help from the sanctuary, And strengthen you out of Zion;

New American Standard Bible
May He send you help from the sanctuary, And support you from Zion!

NASB 1995
May He send you help from the sanctuary And support you from Zion!

NASB 1977
May He send you help from the sanctuary, And support you from Zion!

Legacy Standard Bible
May He send you help from the sanctuary And uphold you from Zion!

Amplified Bible
May He send you help from the sanctuary (His dwelling place) And support and strengthen you from Zion!

Christian Standard Bible
May he send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.

American Standard Version
Send thee help from the sanctuary, And strengthen thee out of Zion;

Contemporary English Version
May the LORD send help from his temple and come to your rescue from Mount Zion.

English Revised Version
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will send you help from his holy place and support you from Zion.

Good News Translation
May he send you help from his Temple and give you aid from Mount Zion.

International Standard Version
May he send you help from the sanctuary, and may he sustain you from Zion.

Majority Standard Bible
May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.

NET Bible
May he send you help from his temple; from Zion may he give you support!

New Heart English Bible
He will send you help from the sanctuary, and give you support from Zion.

Webster's Bible Translation
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion.

World English Bible
send you help from the sanctuary, grant you support from Zion,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He sends your help from the sanctuary, "" And supports you from Zion,

Young's Literal Translation
He doth send thy help from the sanctuary, And from Zion doth support thee,

Smith's Literal Translation
He will send thy help from the holy place and from Zion he will support thee.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
May he send thee help from the sanctuary: and defend thee out of Sion.

Catholic Public Domain Version
May he send you help from the sanctuary and watch over you from Zion.

New American Bible
May he send you help from the sanctuary, from Zion be your support.

New Revised Standard Version
May he send you help from the sanctuary, and give you support from Zion.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Send you help from his sanctuary, and strengthen you out of Zion.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He will send you help from his holy place and from Zion he will strengthen you.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Send forth thy help from the sanctuary, And support thee out of Zion;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and aid thee out of Sion.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Day of Trouble
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. 2May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion. 3May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah…

Cross References
Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

2 Chronicles 20:9
‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’

Psalm 46:1
For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Psalm 121:1-2
A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? / My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 124:8
Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 33:20
Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

Psalm 115:9-11
O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield. / O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield. / You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

Psalm 146:5
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Isaiah 50:7
Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.

Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”

Hebrews 13:6
So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

2 Corinthians 1:10
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,

Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.


Treasury of Scripture

Send you help from the sanctuary, and strengthen you out of Zion;

thee help [heb.

Psalm 73:17
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

1 Kings 6:16
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

1 Kings 8:44,45
If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name: …

strengthen [heb.

2 Samuel 5:7
Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

2 Samuel 6:17
And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

Isaiah 12:6
Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

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Psalm 20
1. The church blesses the King in his exploits
7. and expresses her confidence in God's helpfulness














May He send you help from the sanctuary
May He
This phrase invokes the divine presence and action of God Himself. In the Hebrew text, the word for "He" is often implied, referring to Yahweh, the covenant-keeping God of Israel. This invocation is a prayerful request, acknowledging God's sovereignty and His ability to intervene in human affairs. It reflects a deep trust in God's power and willingness to assist His people.

send you help
The Hebrew word for "send" (שָׁלַח, shalach) conveys the idea of dispatching or commissioning aid. This is not a passive hope but an active request for divine intervention. "Help" (עֵזֶר, ezer) is a term that signifies support, assistance, or aid, often used in the context of military or divine support. It reminds believers that God is a source of strength and deliverance, ready to provide what is necessary in times of need.

from the sanctuary
The "sanctuary" (מִקְדָּשׁ, miqdash) refers to the holy place, the dwelling of God among His people, often associated with the tabernacle or temple in Jerusalem. This phrase emphasizes the sacred origin of the help being requested. It is not merely earthly assistance but divine aid emanating from the very presence of God. Historically, the sanctuary was the center of worship and the place where God's glory dwelled, symbolizing His holiness and accessibility to His people through worship and sacrifice.

Verse 2. - Send thee help from the sanctuary. "The sanctuary" here is undoubtedly the holy place which David had established on Mount Zion, and in which he had placed the ark of the covenant. God's help was always regarded as coming especially from the place where he had "set his Name." In the original it is, "Send thy help" - the help thou needest and prayest for. And strengthen thee out of Zion; rather, support thee.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
May He send you
יִשְׁלַֽח־ (yiš·laḥ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

help
עֶזְרְךָ֥ (‘ez·rə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5828: A help, helper

from the sanctuary
מִקֹּ֑דֶשׁ (miq·qō·ḏeš)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

and sustain you
יִסְעָדֶֽךָּ׃ (yis·‘ā·ḏe·kā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5582: To support, sustain, stay

from Zion.
וּ֝מִצִּיּ֗וֹן (ū·miṣ·ṣî·yō·wn)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem


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