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Psalms 20:9
O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks on behalf of the community to Yahweh, praying for the king's deliverance immediately after contrasting the nation's standing firm with the collapse of its adversaries in the preceding verse.
The words — The text uses הוֹשִׁיעָה (ho.shi'a.h) to command "save!" and יַעֲנֵֽנוּ (ya.'a.ne.nu) to petition "may he answer us," framing the verse as a direct, urgent request for divine response.
The thread — The phrasing runs parallel to the communal petitions in Psalms 5:2, 44:4, and 118:25, where Israel repeatedly addresses Yahweh as King and calls for intervention on their behalf.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to join corporate prayer for leadership and to expect a tangible response from God when they actively call upon him.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Save, Lord: let the king hear us when we call.
Cross-references
- Psalms 5:2 Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
- Psalms 44:4 You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
- Psalms 118:25 O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!
- Psalms 74:12 Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
- Matthew 21:15 But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
- Psalms 17:6 I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
- Matthew 21:9 The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
- Psalms 2:6 “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
- Psalms 24:7 Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
- Psalms 3:7 Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.