Psalm 20:3-9

3 Er gedenke aller deiner Speisopfer, und dein Brandopfer wolle er annehmen! (Sela.)

4 Er gebe dir nach deinem Herzen, und alle deine Ratschläge erfülle er!

5 Jubeln wollen wir über deine Rettung, und im Namen unseres Gottes das Panier erheben. Jehova erfülle alle deine Bitten!

6 Jetzt weiß ich, daß Jehova seinen Gesalbten rettet; aus seinen heiligen Himmeln wird er ihn erhören durch die Machttaten des Heils seiner Rechten.

7 Diese gedenken der Wagen und jene der Rosse, wir aber gedenken des Namens Jehovas, unseres Gottes.

8 Jene krümmen sich und fallen, wir aber stehen und halten uns aufrecht.

9 Jehova, rette! Der König erhöre uns am Tage unseres Rufens!

Psalm 20:3-9 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. This psalm is thought, by some, to be written by David, on account of himself, and as a form to be used by the people for him, when he was about to go to war; particularly with the Ammonites and Syrians, 2 Samuel 10:6; mention being made of chariots in it, Psalm 20:7; of which there was a great number in that war: Arama thinks it was made by him when he got the victory over the Philistines; others think it was written by one of the singers on David's account, and should be rendered, "a psalm, for David," as Psalm 72:1: but rather it is a psalm concerning David; concerning the Messiah, whose name is David; or a psalm of David concerning the Messiah, since he is expressly mentioned, Psalm 20:6; and Aben Ezra says, there are some that interpret it of the Messiah; and some passages in it are, by Jewish writers {m}, applied unto him, as Psalm 20:6; and our countryman, Mr. Ainsworth, says, the whole psalm is a prophecy of Christ's sufferings, and his deliverance out of them, for which the church with him triumphs. Theodoret takes it to be a prophecy of Sennacherib's invasion of Judea, and of Rabshakeh's blasphemy, and of Hezekiah's distress and prayer on that account.

{m} Shirhashirim Rabba, fol. 18. 1. Tzeror Hammor, fol. 44. 2.