Salmi 20:1-7

1 Al Capo de’ musici. Salmo di Davide. L’Eterno ti risponda nel dì della distretta; il nome dell’Iddio di Giacobbe ti levi in alto in salvo;

2 ti mandi soccorso dal santuario, e ti sostenga da Sion;

3 si ricordi di tutte le tue offerte ed accetti il tuo olocausto. Sela.

4 Ti dia egli quel che il tuo cuore desidera, e adempia ogni tuo disegno.

5 Noi canteremo d’allegrezza per la tua vittoria, e alzeremo le nostre bandiere nel nome dell’Iddio nostro. L’Eterno esaudisca tutte le tue domande.

6 Già io so che l’Eterno ha salvato il suo Unto, e gli risponderà dal cielo della sua santità, con le potenti liberazioni della sua destra.

7 Gli uni confidano in carri, e gli altri in cavalli; ma noi ricorderemo il nome dell’Eterno, dell’Iddio nostro.

Salmi 20:1-7 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.