Verse (Click for Chapter) 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 VersionThey 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 BibleThey 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 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 BibleThey 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 1917They 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. Jump to Previous Bent Bowed Collapse Fall Fallen Firm Knees Low Ourselves Raised Rise Risen Stand Station Stood UprightJump to Next Bent Bowed Collapse Fall Fallen Firm Knees Low Ourselves Raised Rise Risen Stand Station Stood UprightPsalm 20 1. The church blesses the King in his exploits7. and expresses her confidence in God's helpfulness 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 Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Theyהֵ֭מָּה (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 Links Psalm 20:8 NIVPsalm 20:8 NLT Psalm 20:8 ESV Psalm 20:8 NASB Psalm 20:8 KJV Psalm 20:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 20:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 20:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 20:8 French Bible Psalm 20:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 20:8 They are bowed down and fallen (Psalm Ps Psa.) |