King James Version KJV
English Standard Version ESV
1 The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
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May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
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May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!
3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
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May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah
4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
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May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!
5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.
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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!
6 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.
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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.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
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Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
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They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.
9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.
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O Lord, save the king! May he answer us when we call.
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