Psalms 20:1

In 11 translations

BSB

May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

KJV

The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;defend…: Heb. set thee on an high place

WEB

May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,

ASV

Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;

LSV

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH answers you, || In a day of adversity, || The Name of the God of Jacob sets you on high,

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,

DBY

Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob protect thee;Elohim

DRC19:2

May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation: may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee.

GNV

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The Lord heare thee in the day of trouble: the name of ye God of Iaakob defend thee:

JPS20:2

The LORD answer thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;

LXXE19:2

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee.

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Original-language editions

WLC20:2

יַֽעַנְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה יְ֝שַׂגֶּבְךָ֗ שֵׁ֤ם ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֬י יַעֲקֹֽב׃KJV:Ps.20.1

LXX-Br19:2

Ἐπακούσαι σου Κύριος ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεως, ὑπερασπίσαι σου τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἰακώβ.

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• Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
• Psalms 138:7If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
• Psalms 91:14–15“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him. When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
• Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
• Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
• Matthew 26:38–39Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass…
• Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
• Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
• Psalms 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
• Jeremiah 30:7How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
• Psalms 60:11Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
• Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
• Psalms 114:2Judah became God’s sanctuary, and Israel His dominion.
• Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
• Exodus 34:5–7And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD. Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger,…
• Psalms 50:5“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

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