Psalms 20 · Verse 4

Psalms 20:4

Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
Psalms 20:4, King James Version

Psalms 20:4 in other translations

BSBMay He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
WEBMay he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel.
ASVGrant thee thy heart’s desire, And fulfil all thy counsel.
YLTHe doth give to thee according to thy heart, And all thy counsel doth fulfil.
DARBYGrant thee according to thy heart, and fulfil all thy counsels.
BBEMay he give you your heart's desire, and put all your purposes into effect.
WebsterGrant thee according to thy own heart, and fulfill all thy counsel.

What does Psalms 20:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. thy counsel--or plan.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Grant thee according to thine own heart - May God give thee whatsoever thou art setting thy heart upon, and accomplish all thy desires! This was probably the prayer of the high priest.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 20:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יִֽתֶּן\־yi.ten-may he giveH5414
לְךָ֥le.Khato you
כִלְבָבֶ֑ךָkhil.va.Ve.khaaccording to heart yourH3824
וְֽכָל\־ve.kholand everyH3605
עֲצָתְךָ֥'a.tza.te.Khaplan yourH6098
יְמַלֵּֽא\׃ye.ma.Le'may he fulfillH4390

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 20:4

  • Psalms 145:19

    He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

  • Psalms 37:4

    Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

  • Matthew 21:22

    And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

  • Psalms 21:2

    Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

  • John 16:23

    And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

  • Romans 8:27-28

    And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

  • Proverbs 11:23

    The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • 1 John 5:14-15

    And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

  • John 11:42

    And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
21:2; 37:4; 145:19; Pr 11:23; Mt 21:22; Joh 11:42; 16:23; Ro 8:27,28
1Jo 5:14,15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 20:3

    Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.

  • Psalms 20:4

    Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

  • Psalms 20:5

    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.

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Psalms 20:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Déte conforme á tu corazón, y cumpla todo tu consejo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Qu’il se souvienne de toutes tes offrandes, et qu’il accepte ton holocauste! Sélah.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er gebe dir nach deinem Herzen, und alle deine Ratschläge erfülle er!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quoniam prævenisti eum in benedictionibus dulcedinis; posuisti in capite ejus coronam de lapide pretioso.