Psalms 20 (YLT)

Chapter Text

20:1 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,

20:2 He doth send thy help from the sanctuary, And from Zion doth support thee,

20:3 He doth remember all thy presents, And thy burnt-offering doth reduce to ashes. Selah.

20:4 He doth give to thee according to thy heart, And all thy counsel doth fulfil.

20:5 We sing of thy salvation, And in the name of our God set up a banner. Jehovah doth fulfil all thy requests.

20:6 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.

20:7 Some of chariots, and some of horses, And we of the name of Jehovah our God Make mention.

20:8 They--they have bowed and have fallen, And we have risen and station ourselves upright.

20:9 O Jehovah, save the king, He doth answer us in the day we call!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "overseer", "psalm", "david", "jehovah", "doth", "answer", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "overseer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local YLT text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "saved" and "overseer" 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 "saved" and "overseer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.