Psalm 20	

		 For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

	:1  May the LORD answer you [king] in the day of trouble! 
	     May the name of the God of Jacob set you on high 				securely!
	:2   May he send help from [his] temple
           and support from Zion. 
	:3  May he remember all your offerings 
		and accept your burnt offerings.		   Selah
	:4  May he grant you your heart’s desire 
		and may he fulfill all your [battle] plans.
	:5  We will sing for joy over your victory
	     and in the name of our God raise a banner. 
		May the LORD grant all your requests!
	:6  	Now I know that the LORD delivers his anointed
		He will answer him from His holy heaven 
		with mighty acts of deliverance from his right hand.
	:7  Some trust in chariots and some in horses, 
		but we ourselves in the name of the LORD, our God.
	:8  They stumble and fall down, 
		but we ourselves rise and stand firm.
	:9  O Lord, deliver the king, 
	     answer us in the day we call.