Title: Prayer for Victory / Psalm 20
Prayer for Victory
Psalm 20
1. The people's intercession for the king (1-5)
The LORD will answer you in the day of trouble, and the name of the God of Jacob will exalt you.
Tribulation refers to war, and when the 'attack of the enemy' is imminent, we must cry out to the Lord.
do. May God answer you when you pray in that tribulation, in battle, and exalt you.
want.
He helps you in the sanctuary and sustains you in Zion (2)
The sanctuary is the tabernacle that David built on Mount Zion. Here is the ark of the covenant. Ark of the Covenant
symbolizes the presence of God. From this tabernacle God's help was with the
The people are praying for the flag.
They want to receive grain offerings and burnt offerings (3) - They want to receive worship.
I want your wishes and plans to come true (4,5) - I want to answer your prayers.
May God exalt you, help and hold you, be worshiped, grant your wishes
are interceding for
2. The King's Confidence in Overwhelming Victory (6-9)
The people have so far offered intercessory prayers for the king, and it is said that they have been answered.
The top is praying. the king's confidence
God gives victory to the anointed.(6)
The anointed speaks of the Pharaoh himself.
I am convinced that God will hear and answer prayers and intervene in the war.
It boasts of God's name.
Enemies rely on chariots and horses - as the Arameans, they rely on their weapons and strength.
say those who
On the other hand, there are no horses or chariots in Israel. The region itself could have horses and chariots.
It didn't work, and God forbade it. For them only the name of the LORD
there was. only depend on God.
certainty of victory (8)
We get down on our knees - total defeat
We stand up and stand right now - a complete victory
Verse 9 emphasizes once again the theme of the psalm - God's salvation.