Psalms 20:1 (KJV)

Thou and Ye

thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

defendHeb. "set thee on an high place."

Matthew Henry

This psalm is a prayer for the kings of Israel, but with relation to ChristEven the greatest of men may be much in trouble. Neither the crown on the king's head, nor the grace in his heart, would make him free from trouble. Even the...

Thompson Chains

Answer PromisedSee the chain from Psalms 91:15 · 10 links
Name of the LordSee the chain from Nehemiah 9:5 · 4 links
Divine ProtectionSee the chain from 2 Chronicles 16:9 · 5 links

Cross References

Psalms 46:7 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Exodus 3:13–15 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? …
Psalms 46:11 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Psalms 91:14–15 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. …
Psalms 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Genesis 48:15–16 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, …
Exodus 34:5–7 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. …
Psalms 9:10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Psalms 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Psalms 41:1 <To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalms 46:1 <To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.> God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalms 50:5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
Psalms 60:11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
Psalms 83:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
Psalms 114:2 Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
Isaiah 50:10 Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
Jeremiah 30:7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
Matthew 26:38–39 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. …
Hebrews 5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

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Topics

Afflictions and adversities Prayer in
David Probably writes
Intercession Exemplified
Psalms Intercessional

Bible Dictionary

DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...
LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
JacobOne who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen 25:26; Gen 27:36; Hos 12:2–4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah....

Hebrew and Strong’s

To the chief Musician לַמְנַצֵּחַ lamnaṣṣēaḥ נָצַח Verb · piel active participle, masculine singular · with preposition with the
A Psalm מִזְמוֹר mizmôr מִזְמוֹר Noun · masculine singular
of David לְדָוִד lĕdāwid דָּוִד Proper name · with preposition
The LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
hear יַעַנְךָ yaʿankā עָנָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular
thee in the day בְּיוֹם bĕyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
of trouble צָרָה ṣārâ צָרָה Noun · feminine singular
the name שֵׁם šēm שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular construct
of the God אֱלֹהֵי ʾĕlōhê אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct
of Jacob יַעֲקֹב yaʿăqōb יַעֲקֹב Proper name
defend יְשַׂגֶּבְךָ yĕśaggebkā שָׂגַב Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular

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