Psalms 20 (DRB)

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Chapter Text

20:1 Unto the end. A psalm for David.

20:2 In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.

20:3 Thou hast given him his heart's desire: and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.

20:4 For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.

20:5 He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.

20:6 His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.

20:7 For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.

20:8 For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

20:9 Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.

20:10 Thou shalt make them as an oven of fire, in the time of thy anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and fire shall devour them.

20:11 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth: and their seed from among the children of men.

20:12 For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.

20:13 For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.

20:14 Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "psalm", "david", "strength", "lord", "king", "shall", and "salvation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "psalm", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "mercy" and "psalm" carries the first interpretive weight. In The LORD as Shepherd, the local focus is trust, covenant mercy, guidance, and worship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mercy" and "psalm" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.