Psalms 20
Psalm 20 is a royal prayer in which the assembled people of Israel intercede for King David before he goes into battle, asking YHWH to grant him victory and fulfill his desires.[1][2] David then expresses his confidence that YHWH saves His anointed one and will answer from His holy heaven with saving strength, contrasting trust in God with reliance on worldly military power like chariots and horses.[1][2]
Word-by-Word
Translation column shows two renderings:
- SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
- SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לַ/מְנַצֵּ֗חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha |
to the overseeing one
to the overseeing one
|
HRd/Vprmsa | H5329 |
| 2 | מִזְמ֥וֹר 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 mizemor |
musical composition
psalm
|
HNcmsa | H4210 |
| 3 | לְ/דָוִֽד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid |
to David
to David
|
HR/Np | H1732 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יַֽעַנְ/ךָ֣ 𐤉𐤏𐤍/𐤊 yaanekha |
he will answer you
he will answer you
|
HVqi3ms/Sp2ms | H6030 |
| 2 | יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 3 | בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom |
in the day of
in the day of
|
HR/Ncmsc | H3117 |
| 4 | צָרָ֑ה 𐤑𐤓𐤄 tsarah |
constraining distress
constraining distress
|
HNcfsa | H6869 |
| 5 | יְ֝שַׂגֶּבְ/ךָ֗ 𐤉𐤔𐤂𐤁/𐤊 yesagevekha |
he will set you on high
he will set you on high
|
HVpi3ms/Sp2ms | H7682 |
| 6 | שֵׁ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 shem |
name-of
name of
|
HNcmsc | H8034 |
| 7 | אֱלֹהֵ֬י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) |
mighty ones of
Elohim of
|
HNcmpc | H430 |
| 8 | יַעֲקֹֽב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov |
Heel-Grasper
Yaaqov
|
HNp | H3290 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יִשְׁלַֽח 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 yishelach |
he will send forth
may he send forth
|
HVqi3ms | H7971 |
| 2 | עֶזְרְ/ךָ֥ 𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤊 ezerekha |
your help
your help
|
HNcmsc/Sp2ms | H5828 |
| 3 | מִ/קֹּ֑דֶשׁ 𐤌/𐤒𐤃𐤔 miqodesh |
from sacredness
from the sanctuary
|
HR/Ncmsa | H6944 |
| 4 | וּ֝/מִ/צִּיּ֗וֹן 𐤅/𐤌/𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 umitsion |
and from Tsiyon
and from Tsion
|
HC/R/Np | H6726 |
| 5 | יִסְעָדֶֽ/ךָּ 𐤉𐤎𐤏𐤃/𐤊 yiseadekha |
he will sustain you
may he support you
|
HVqi3ms/Sp2ms | H5582 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יִזְכֹּ֥ר 𐤉𐤆𐤊𐤓 yizekor kumbuka (Lingala) |
he will remember
may he remember
|
HVqi3ms | H2142 |
| 2 | כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) |
entirety of
all of
|
HNcmsc | H3605 |
| 3 | מִנְחֹתֶ֑/ךָ 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤕/𐤊 minechotekha |
your apportioned gifts
your offerings
|
HNcfpc/Sp2ms | H4503 |
| 4 | וְ/עוֹלָתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤊 veolatekha |
and your ascending-offering
and your burnt offering
|
HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms | H5930 |
| 5 | יְדַשְּׁנֶ֣/ה 𐤉𐤃𐤔𐤍/𐤄 yedasheneh |
he will make fat
may he accept
|
HVpi3ms/Sh | H1878 |
| 6 | סֶֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah |
Lift-up pause
Selah
|
HTj | H5542 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יִֽתֶּן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten |
he will give
may he give
|
HVqi3ms | H5414 |
| 2 | לְ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha |
to you
|
HR/Sp2ms | |
| 3 | כִ/לְבָבֶ֑/ךָ 𐤊/𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 khilevavekha |
your inner core
according to your heart
|
HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms | H3824 |
| 4 | וְֽ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) |
and whole of
and all of
|
HC/Ncmsc | H3605 |
| 5 | עֲצָתְ/ךָ֥ 𐤏𐤑𐤕/𐤊 atsatekha |
your counsel
your counsel
|
HNcfsc/Sp2ms | H6098 |
| 6 | יְמַלֵּֽא 𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤀 yemale |
he will fully fill
may he fulfill
|
HVpi3ms | H4390 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | נְרַנְּנָ֤ה 𐤍𐤓𐤍𐤍𐤄 neranenah |
let us ring out in exultation
let us ring out in exultation
|
HVph1cp | H7442 |
| 2 | בִּ֘/ישׁ֤וּעָתֶ֗/ךָ 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤊 bishuatekha |
in your deliverance
in your deliverance
|
HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms | H3444 |
| 3 | וּ/בְ/שֵֽׁם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤌 uveshem |
and in the name of
and in the name of
|
HC/R/Ncmsc | H8034 |
| 4 | אֱלֹהֵ֥י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) |
our mighty ones
our Elohim
|
HNcmpc/Sp1cp | H430 |
| 5 | נִדְגֹּ֑ל 𐤍𐤃𐤂𐤋 nidegol kangala (Kikongo) |
let us raise a banner
let us raise a banner
|
HVqh1cp | H1713 |
| 6 | יְמַלֵּ֥א 𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤀 yemale |
he will fully fill
he will fully fill
|
HVpi3ms | H4390 |
| 7 | יְ֝הוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 8 | כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) |
entirety of
all of
|
HNcmsc | H3605 |
| 9 | מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶֽי/ךָ 𐤌𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 mishealoteykha |
your petitions
your petitions
|
HNcfpc/Sp2ms | H4862 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עַתָּ֤ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah |
you
now you
|
HD | H6258 |
| 2 | יָדַ֗עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti |
I knew
I knew
|
HVqp1cs | H3045 |
| 3 | כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
that
|
HC | H3588 |
| 4 | הוֹשִׁ֥יעַ 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 hoshia |
he delivered to safety
he saves
|
HVhp3ms | H3467 |
| 5 | יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 6 | מְשִׁ֫יח֥/וֹ 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤇/𐤅 meshicho |
his anointed one
his anointed one
|
HNcmsc/Sp3ms | H4899 |
| 7 | יַ֭עֲנֵ/הוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤍/𐤄𐤅 yaanehu |
he will respond to him
he will answer him
|
HVqi3ms/Sp3ms | H6030 |
| 8 | מִ/שְּׁמֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤉 mishemey sama (Kongo) |
from the lofty-heavens of
from the heavens of
|
HR/Ncmpc | H8064 |
| 9 | קָדְשׁ֑/וֹ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤅 qadesho |
his holiness
his holiness
|
HNcmsc/Sp3ms | H6944 |
| 10 | בִּ֝/גְבֻר֗וֹת 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 bigevurot |
in mighty-deeds of
in might-deeds of
|
HR/Ncfpc | H1369 |
| 11 | יֵ֣שַׁע 𐤉𐤔𐤏 yesha |
deliverance
deliverance
|
HNcmsc | H3468 |
| 12 | יְמִינֽ/וֹ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤅 yemino |
his right hand
his right hand
|
HNcfsc/Sp3ms | H3225 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֵ֣לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh |
these ones
these ones
|
HPdxcp | H428 |
| 2 | בָ֭/רֶכֶב 𐤁/𐤓𐤊𐤁 varekhev |
chariot
in chariot
|
HRd/Ncmsa | H7393 |
| 3 | וְ/אֵ֣לֶּה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄 veeleh |
and these
and these
|
HC/Pdxcp | H428 |
| 4 | בַ/סּוּסִ֑ים 𐤁/𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌 vasusim |
horses
in horses
|
HRd/Ncmpa | H5483 |
| 5 | וַ/אֲנַ֓חְנוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 vaanachenu |
and we
and we
|
HC/Pp1cp | H587 |
| 6 | בְּ/שֵׁם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌 beshem |
in name of
in name of
|
HR/Ncmsc | H8034 |
| 7 | יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 8 | אֱלֹהֵ֣י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) |
our mighty ones
our Elohim
|
HNcmpc/Sp1cp | H430 |
| 9 | נַזְכִּֽיר 𐤍𐤆𐤊𐤉𐤓 nazekir kumbuka (Lingala) |
we will cause to be remembered
we will cause to remember
|
HVhi1cp | H2142 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הֵ֭מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah |
they
they
|
HPp3mp | H1992 |
| 2 | כָּרְע֣וּ 𐤊𐤓𐤏𐤅 kareu |
they knelt
they knelt
|
HVqp3cp | H3766 |
| 3 | וְ/נָפָ֑לוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 venafalu |
and they fell
and they fell
|
HC/Vqq3cp | H5307 |
| 4 | וַ/אֲנַ֥חְנוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 vaanachenu |
and we
and we
|
HC/Pp1cp | H587 |
| 5 | קַּ֝֗מְנוּ 𐤒𐤌𐤍𐤅 qamenu uku-ima (Bemba) |
we rose up
have risen
|
HVqp1cp | H6965 |
| 6 | וַ/נִּתְעוֹדָֽד 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤏𐤅𐤃𐤃 vaniteodad |
and we solemnly reaffirmed ourselves
and we stand upright
|
HC/Vrw1cp | H5749 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 2 | הוֹשִׁ֑יעָ/ה 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤄 hoshiah |
she delivered
save us
|
HVhv2ms/Sh | H3467 |
| 3 | הַ֝/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe |
the king
the king
|
HTd/Ncmsa | H4428 |
| 4 | יַעֲנֵ֥/נוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤍/𐤍𐤅 yaanenu |
he will answer him
he will answer us
|
HVqi3ms/Sp1cp | H6030 |
| 5 | בְ/יוֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 veyom |
day
in day
|
HR/Ncmsc | H3117 |
| 6 | קָרְאֵֽ/נוּ 𐤒𐤓𐤀/𐤍𐤅 qareenu |
our calling
our calling
|
HVqc/Sp1cp | H7121 |