To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
[20:1] May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
[20:2] May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!
[20:3] May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices!
[20:4] May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!
[20:5] May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!
[20:6] Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand.
[20:7] Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
[20:8] They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.
[20:9] O Lord, save the king! May he answer us when we call.