Apologetics Bible

Psalms 20:1

Hebrew

לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

lamenatzecha-mizemvor-ledavid

KJV: The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

AKJV: The LORD hear you in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend you;

ASV: Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble;

YLT: To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. Jehovah doth answer thee, In a day of adversity, The name of the God of Jacob doth set thee on high,

Exposition: Psalms 20:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 20:2

Hebrew

יַֽעַנְךָ יְהוָה בְּיוֹם צָרָה יְשַׂגֶּבְךָ שֵׁם ׀ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹֽב׃

ya'anekha-yehvah-veyvom-tzarah-yeshagevekha-shem- -'elohey-ya'aqov

KJV: Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

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

ASV: Send thee help from the sanctuary,

YLT: He doth send thy help from the sanctuary, And from Zion doth support thee,

Exposition: Psalms 20:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 20:3

Hebrew

יִשְׁלַֽח־עֶזְרְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ וּמִצִיּוֹן יִסְעָדֶֽךָּ׃

yishelach-'ezerekha-miqodesh-vmitziyvon-yise'adekha

KJV: Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.

AKJV: Remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice; Selah.

ASV: Remember all thy offerings,

YLT: He doth remember all thy presents, And thy burnt-offering doth reduce to ashes. Selah.

Exposition: Psalms 20:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 20:4

Hebrew

יִזְכֹּר כָּל־מִנְחֹתֶךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ יְדַשְּׁנֶה סֶֽלָה׃

yizekhor-khal-minechotekha-ve'volatekha-yedasheneh-selah

KJV: Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

AKJV: Grant you according to your own heart, and fulfill all your counsel.

ASV: Grant thee thy heart’s desire,

YLT: He doth give to thee according to thy heart, And all thy counsel doth fulfil.

Exposition: Psalms 20:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 20:5

Hebrew

יִֽתֶּן־לְךָ כִלְבָבֶךָ וְֽכָל־עֲצָתְךָ יְמַלֵּֽא׃

yiten-lekha-khilevavekha-vekhal-'atzatekha-yemale'

KJV: We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.

AKJV: We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfill all your petitions.

ASV: We will triumph in thy salvation,

YLT: We sing of thy salvation, And in the name of our God set up a banner. Jehovah doth fulfil all thy requests.

Exposition: Psalms 20:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 20:6

Hebrew

נְרַנְּנָה ׀ בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ וּבְשֵֽׁם־אֱלֹהֵינוּ נִדְגֹּל יְמַלֵּא יְהוָה כָּל־מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

neranenah- -viyshv'atekha-vveshem-'eloheynv-nidegol-yemale'-yehvah-khal-mishe'alvoteykha

KJV: Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

AKJV: Now know I that the LORD saves his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

ASV: Now know I that Jehovah saveth his anointed;

YLT: Now I have known That Jehovah hath saved His anointed, He answereth him from His holy heavens, With the saving might of His right hand.

Exposition: Psalms 20:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 20:7

Hebrew

עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי הוֹשִׁיעַ ׀ יְהוָה מְשִׁיחוֹ יַעֲנֵהוּ מִשְּׁמֵי קָדְשׁוֹ בִּגְבֻרוֹת יֵשַׁע יְמִינֽוֹ׃

'atah-yada'etiy-khiy-hvoshiy'a- -yehvah-meshiychvo-ya'anehv-mishemey-qadeshvo-vigevurvot-yesha'-yemiynvo

KJV: Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

AKJV: Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

ASV: Some trustin chariots, and some in horses;

YLT: Some of chariots, and some of horses, And we of the name of Jehovah our God Make mention.

Exposition: Psalms 20:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 20:8

Hebrew

אֵלֶּה בָרֶכֶב וְאֵלֶּה בַסּוּסִים וַאֲנַחְנוּ ׀ בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ נַזְכִּֽיר׃

'eleh-varekhev-ve'eleh-vasvsiym-va'anachenv- -veshem-yehvah-'eloheynv-nazekhiyr

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

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

ASV: They are bowed down and fallen;

YLT: They--they have bowed and have fallen, And we have risen and station ourselves upright.

Exposition: Psalms 20:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 20:9

Hebrew

הֵמָּה כָּרְעוּ וְנָפָלוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ קַּמְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָֽד׃

hemah-khare'v-venafalv-va'anachenv-qamenv-vanite'vodad

KJV: Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.

AKJV: Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.

ASV: Save, Jehovah:

YLT: O Jehovah, save the king, He doth answer us in the day we call!

Exposition: Psalms 20:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.