Psalm 20
1 The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
1 The Lord hear thee in the | day of | trouble; ||
the Name of the | God of | 3 Jacob de- | fend thee: ||
2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
2 Send thee | help • from the | sanc•tuary, ||
and | 3 strengthen thee | out of | Sion: ||
3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
3 Remember all thy offerings, and ac- | cept thy • burnt- | sacri•fice: ||
4 Grant thee thy heart's de- | sire, • and ful- | fil • all thy | mind. ||
4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
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.
5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and triumph in the Name of the | Lord our | God: ||
the | Lord per•form | all • thy pe- | titions. ||
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.
6 Now know I that the Lord helpeth his anointed, * and will hear him from his | holy | heaven, ||
even with the wholesome | strength of | his right | hand. ||
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
7 Some put their trust in chariots, and | some in | horses; ||
but we will remember the | Name • of the | Lord our | God. ||
8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
8 They are brought | down and | fallen; ||
but | we are | risen and • stand | upright. ||
9 Save, Lord: let the king hear us when we call.
† 9 Save, | Lord; and | hear us, ||
O | King of | heaven, • when we | call up•on thee. ||
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).