Now know I that the Lord saveth His anointed, letting him experience His gracious assistance, as the singer states in the confidence of faith; He will hear him from His holy heaven, the throne of His majesty, with the saving strength of His right hand, with the wonderful deeds of His almighty power. This confidence is based on the means of grace, on the sacrifice and the word which accompanied it.
Verse Psalms 20:6. _NOW KNOW I THAT THE LORD SAVETH HIS ANOINTED_] These are probably the words of the _priest_ after the victim had been consumed; and those _signs_ had accompanied the offering, whi...
NOW KNOW I THAT THE LORD SAVETH HIS ANOINTED - Saveth, or will save, the king, who had been anointed, or consecrated by anointing to that office. Compare the note at Psalms 2:2. This, according to the...
Psalms 20 Christ and His Salvation as Contemplated by His People _ 1. What God has done for Christ (Psalms 20:1)_ 2. The salvation His people enjoy (Psalms 20:5)...
XX. A prayer for deliverance from national disaster, changing (probably after the sacrifice has been offered) into confidence at Psalms 20:6; Now know I, etc. The mention of a king or anointed one wou...
HIS ANOINTED. His Messiah. WILL HEAR. answereth (continually). HOLY. See note on Exodus 3:5. WITH THE SAVING STRENGTHS. by the mighty saving deeds. STRENGTH. might (inherent). Hebrew. _gabar._ Com...
_Now know I_ Cp. Psalms 56:9; Psalms 135:5. _saveth_ Lit., _hath saved_: i.e. _will surely save_. To faith the victory is already won. Cp. the tenses in Psalms 20:8, and see Appendix, Note IV. _his a...
The sacrifice has been offered. Faith regards it as accepted, and in its acceptance sees the pledge of victory. The voice of a priest, or prophet, or possibly of the king himself, is now heard proclai...
HE WILL HEAR HIM FROM HIS HOLY HEAVEN, &C.— _He will answer him from his holy heavens, with the victorious prowess of his right arm._ Mudge. Houbigant renders it, _He will hear him from his holy heave...
PSALMS 20 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE To Prayer for a King in Distress, a Favourable Answer is Confidently Awaited. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 20:1-4, Petitions for Divine Succour. Refrain, Psalms 20:5, Prom...
_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._ Now know I. The people here speak as an ideal person in the singular....
This and the following Ps. form a closely connected pair. The one is a prayer for a king going out to battle, and the other is a thanksgiving for his triumphant return. Both have the same title. There...
NOW] A single person here takes up the song after the sacrifice has been offered. FAITH is assured that the offering has been accepted and the king's prayers heard. HIS ANOINTED] the king: see Psalms...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
NOW KNOW I. — Better, _now know I that Jehovah hath saved his anointed, i.e.,_ the king who is the subject of the poem, it being out of keeping with the rest of the poem to understand “Israel” or the...
_[Psalms 20:7]_ עַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּ֤י הֹושִׁ֥יעַ ׀ יְהוָ֗ה...
Psalms 20:1 THIS is a battle song followed by a chant of victory. They are connected in subject and probably in occasion, but fight and triumph have fallen dim to us, though we can still feel how hotl...
THE SAVING STRENGTH OF GOD'S RIGHT HAND Psalms 20:1 This may have been written on such an occasion as 2 Samuel 10:1. _ The prayer of the soldiers,_ Psalms 20:1. Ready, drawn up for the battle, they...
This and the next psalms are certainly closely connected. The first is the prayer of the people on behalf of the king as he goes forth to battle. The first five verses were sung in chorus and express...
Now (e) know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his (f) holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. (e) The Church feels that God had heard their petition. (f) As...
I would beg the Reader not to overlook the change of person here made from we to I. The verse before evidently referred to the whole church of Christ. And who is this I, but the glorious Head himself?...
Psalms 19 _ Proper Psalm for Christmas Day_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 19-21 = _ Day 4_ (_Morning_)....
6._Now I know. _Here there follows grateful rejoicing, in which the faithful declare that they have experienced the goodness of God in the preservation of the king. To this there is at the same time a...
In Psalms 20 we have, in the midst of sorrows and evil come in as regards the two preceding testimonies, the faithful witness, the living witness Himself. He is seen in the day of His distress, for He...
NOW KNOW I THAT THE LORD SAVETH HIS ANOINTED,.... Not David, though he was the anointed of the God of Jacob, and was anointed with material oil to be king of Israel by Samuel, at the express order of...
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. Ver. 6. _Now know I that, &c._] This is _Vex populi_; I, that is, all w...
_We will rejoice in thy salvation_ Hereby they show their confidence in God, and their assurance of the victory. _In the name of our God_ That is, to the honour of God, _we will set up our banners_ In...
FROM HIS HOLY HEAVEN: _ Heb._ from the heaven of his holiness WITH THE SAVING STRENGTH OF HIS RIGHT HAND: _ Heb._ by the strength of the salvation of his right hand...
We are already sure of victory, by the consideranon of God's power, and faithfulness, and love to David, and to his people. They speak as one person, because they were united and unanimous in this pra...
Psalms 20:6 know H3045 (H8804) LORD H3068 saves H3467 (H8689) anointed H4899 answer H6030 (H8799) holy...
THIS COULD BE A DECLARATION OF FAITH FROM THE ORIGINAL PETITIONER OR FROM THE HIGH PRIEST (PSALMS 20:6). ‘Now know I that YHWH has saved his anointed, He will answer him from his holy heaven, With...
HEAVEN WITH THE SAVING STRENGTH OF HIS RIGHT HAND. FROM HIS Hebrew, "from the heaven of his holiness....
The 20 th Psalm is a prayer for the King; not only for David or Solomon, but for «great David's greater Son,» the true King of the Church. As if the Church saw Jesus going forth to his work, she offer...
The 20 th Psalm is a prayer for the king going forth to the conflict, a prayer for David; better still, a prayer for great David's greater Son. The 21 st Psalm is a song of victory for the returning c...
CONTENTS: A prayer for God's annointed people. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: The children of this world trust in second causes and rise or fall with them but those who have a believing and obe...
Psalms 20:1. _The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble._ We read in Psalms 83. that nearly all the surrounding nations, after David was made king, entered into a league to demolish the Jewish nation,...
_Now know I._ A POINT OF KNOWLEDGE There comes a point of knowledge in the spiritual education of the soul. For a long time the soul knows nothing, can explain nothing, is groping after everything, b...
_The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble._ A BATTLE PRAYER This, it is believed, is the battle prayer or litany which was solemnly chanted in the sanctuary on the eve of the great expedition to cru...
PSALMS PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 20:1. These two psalms form a pair of royal psalms. Psalms 20:1 is a prayer that God will give success to the Davidic king, particularly in b
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 20:6 The worshipers now shift from speaking _to_ the king to speaking _about_ the king. They trust in God as the one who SAVES HIS ANOINTED....
INTRODUCTION “This is evidently a liturgical psalm, and was intended originally, it would seem, to be sung on behalf of a king who was about to go forth to war against his enemies. As the king stands...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm seems to have been composed for a special occasion, when David was about to proceed on an expedition against a foreign enemy. It is liturgical, and written to be recited in the c...
Psa 20:1-9 is to the chief musician also. It is a psalm of David. The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble (Psalms 20:1); Actually, Jehovah, "May Jehovah hear you in the day of trouble." the name of...
1 Kings 8:30; 1 Kings 8:43; Acts 2:33; Acts 2:36; Acts 4:10;...
Now — We are already sure of victory by the consideration of God's power and faithfulness and love to David, and to his people. They speak as one person, because they were unanimous in this prayer. Sa...