Victory in My Battles
1 The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
5 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.
6 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.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.
--Psalm 20 KJV Bible
This psalm of David is a royal song. In it, David relay's the people's prayer for David's victory in battle, David affirms his trust in God for victory, and David repeats the people's prayer to the Lord God, their King. Some have suggested that this psalm is a general prayer for success as the leader of the people of Israel. But it is also possible that this psalm was sung before a specific battle, or it may have been one of those normally sung before David and the army went out to battle an enemy.
In verses 1 through 5 David offers to God the prayers of the people for victory in the coming battle. In these verses the people are speaking to David regarding what they want God to do. In verse 1 David describes the Lord God as the God of Jacob. When God made His covenant with Jacob and his future descendants, God renamed Jacob to Israel.
In verses 6 through 8 David proclaims his trust in God. David observes that while others boast of the power of their weapons or the size of their armies, David and the people boast in the LORD God as the bringer of their victory
In verse 9 David restates the people's prayer. They state that while David is their earthly king, the people know that God is their true King and is ultimately responsible for their victory.
Lord God, protect me in my daily struggles; my battles. No matter how much in control I think I am, You alone are the One who brings real and lasting victory.
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2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
5 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.
6 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.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.
--Psalm 20 KJV Bible
This psalm of David is a royal song. In it, David relay's the people's prayer for David's victory in battle, David affirms his trust in God for victory, and David repeats the people's prayer to the Lord God, their King. Some have suggested that this psalm is a general prayer for success as the leader of the people of Israel. But it is also possible that this psalm was sung before a specific battle, or it may have been one of those normally sung before David and the army went out to battle an enemy.
In verses 1 through 5 David offers to God the prayers of the people for victory in the coming battle. In these verses the people are speaking to David regarding what they want God to do. In verse 1 David describes the Lord God as the God of Jacob. When God made His covenant with Jacob and his future descendants, God renamed Jacob to Israel.
In verses 6 through 8 David proclaims his trust in God. David observes that while others boast of the power of their weapons or the size of their armies, David and the people boast in the LORD God as the bringer of their victory
In verse 9 David restates the people's prayer. They state that while David is their earthly king, the people know that God is their true King and is ultimately responsible for their victory.
Lord God, protect me in my daily struggles; my battles. No matter how much in control I think I am, You alone are the One who brings real and lasting victory.
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