Psalms 20

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The LORD answer you in the day of trouble! The name of the God of Jacob protect you!	1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David.
2 May he send you help from the sanctuary, and give you support from Zion!	2 In your virtue, Lord, the king will rejoice, and over your salvation, he will exult exceedingly.
3 May he remember all your offerings, and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! [Selah]	3 You have granted him the desire of his heart, and you have not cheated him of the wish of his lips.
4 May he grant you your heart's desire, and fulfil all your plans!	4 For you have gone ahead of him with blessings of sweetness. You have placed a crown of precious stones on his head.
5 May we shout for joy over your victory, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the LORD fulfil all your petitions!	5 He petitioned you for life, and you have granted him length of days, in the present time, and forever and ever.
6 Now I know that the LORD will help his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with mighty victories by his right hand.	6 Great is his glory in your salvation. Glory and great adornment, you will lay upon him.
7 Some boast of chariots, and some of horses; but we boast of the name of the LORD our God.	7 For you will give him as a blessing forever and ever. You will make him rejoice with gladness in your presence.
8 They will collapse and fall; but we shall rise and stand upright.	8 Because the king hopes in the Lord, and in the mercy of the Most High, he will not be disturbed.
9 Give victory to the king, O LORD; answer us when we call.	9 May your hand be found by all your enemies. May your right hand discover all those who hate you.
	10 You will make them like an oven of fire, in the time of your presence. The Lord will stir them up with his wrath, and fire will devour them.
	11 You will destroy their fruit from the earth and their offspring from the sons of men.
	12 For they have turned evils upon you; they have devised plans, which they have not been able to accomplish.
	13 For you will make them turn their back; with your remnants, you will prepare their countenance.
	14 Be exalted, Lord, by your own power. We will play music and sing psalms to your virtues.