Psalm 20:8
New International Version
They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.

New Living Translation
Those nations will fall down and collapse, but we will rise up and stand firm.

English Standard Version
They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.

Berean Standard Bible
They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.

King James Bible
They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

New King James Version
They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright.

New American Standard Bible
They have bowed down and fallen, But we have risen and stood upright.

NASB 1995
They have bowed down and fallen, But we have risen and stood upright.

NASB 1977
They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stood upright.

Legacy Standard Bible
They have bowed down and fallen, But we have risen and stood upright.

Amplified Bible
They have bowed down and fallen, But we have risen and stood upright.

Christian Standard Bible
They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand firm.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand firm.

American Standard Version
They are bowed down and fallen; But we are risen, and stand upright.

Contemporary English Version
Others will stumble and fall, but we will be strong and stand firm.

English Revised Version
They are bowed down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will sink to their knees and fall, but we will rise and stand firm.

Good News Translation
Such people will stumble and fall, but we will rise and stand firm.

International Standard Version
While they bowed down and fell, we arose and stood upright.

Majority Standard Bible
They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.

NET Bible
They will fall down, but we will stand firm.

New Heart English Bible
They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and stand upright.

Webster's Bible Translation
They are brought down and fallen: but we are raised, and stand upright.

World English Bible
They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and stand upright.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They have bowed and have fallen, "" And we have risen and station ourselves upright.

Young's Literal Translation
They -- they have bowed and have fallen, And we have risen and station ourselves upright.

Smith's Literal Translation
They bowed down and they fell: and we arose, and we shall stand erect.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
They are bound, and have fallen; but we are risen, and are set upright. O Lord, save the king: and hear us in the day that we shall call upon thee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
They have been bound, and they have fallen. But we have risen up, and we have been set upright.

New American Bible
They collapse and fall, but we stand strong and firm.

New Revised Standard Version
They will collapse and fall, but we shall rise and stand upright.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
They are bowed down and fallen; but we are risen and stand ready.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They bowed and they fell, and we stood and we are ready.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
They are bowed down and fallen; But we are risen, and stand upright.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They are overthrown and fallen: but we are risen, and have been set upright.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Day of Trouble
7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. 8They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. 9O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.…

Cross References
Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.

Proverbs 21:31
A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.

Isaiah 2:11-12
The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—

Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Jeremiah 17:5
This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.

1 Samuel 17:45-47
But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”

2 Chronicles 32:7-8
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him. / With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Zechariah 4:6
So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.

Isaiah 30:15-16
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.” / “No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.

2 Kings 19:19
And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”

Philippians 3:3
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—

2 Corinthians 10:3-4
For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

Ephesians 6:10-13
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ...

1 Corinthians 1:27-29
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence.

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


Treasury of Scripture

They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

They

Psalm 34:21,22
Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate…

Judges 5:31
So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

but we

Psalm 2:6-10
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion…

Psalm 5:2
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

Psalm 24:7
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

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1. The church blesses the King in his exploits
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They collapse and fall
This phrase speaks to the ultimate fate of those who trust in worldly power and human strength. The Hebrew root for "collapse" is "כָּרַע" (kara), which conveys the idea of bending or bowing down, often under a burden. Historically, this can be seen in the context of ancient battles where armies that relied solely on their own might without seeking divine guidance often met with defeat. The imagery here is vivid, suggesting a sudden and complete downfall, a reminder of the futility of trusting in chariots and horses, as mentioned earlier in the Psalm.

but we rise and stand firm
In contrast, this phrase highlights the resilience and victory of those who place their trust in the Lord. The Hebrew word for "rise" is "קוּם" (qum), which means to stand up or to be established. This is not just a physical rising but a spiritual and moral one, indicating a restoration and strengthening that comes from God. "Stand firm" is translated from "עוּד" (ud), suggesting a sense of being supported or upheld. This reflects the biblical principle that those who rely on God are upheld by His power and grace, enabling them to withstand trials and emerge victorious. The historical context of Israel's reliance on God during battles, such as the victory of David over Goliath, serves as a powerful illustration of this truth.

(8) Stand upright.--We seem to see a whole battle fought before our eyes, in which those formerly struck down rise, and returning to the fight, beat off their foes, and in their turn lay them low. "We were fallen, but have risen, and stand upright."

Verse 8. - They are brought down and fallen; but we are risen, and stand upright. Confident of the result, the speaker represents it as already achieved. He sees the enemy bowed down to the earth, and fallen; he sees the host of Israel erect and triumphant. All stands out clearly before his vision, as though he were an actual spectator of the fight.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They
הֵ֭מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

collapse
כָּרְע֣וּ (kā·rə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3766: To bend the knee, to sink, to prostrate

and fall,
וְנָפָ֑לוּ (wə·nā·p̄ā·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

but we
וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ (wa·’ă·naḥ·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

rise up
קַּ֝֗מְנוּ (qam·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

and stand firm.
וַנִּתְעוֹדָֽד׃ (wan·niṯ·‘ō·w·ḏāḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 5749: To duplicate, repeat, to protest, testify, to encompass, restore


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