Psalms 20 · Verse 6

Psalms 20:6

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.

Psalms 20:6, King James Version

Psalms 20:6 in other translations

BSB	Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
WEB	Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven, with the saving strength of his right hand.
ASV	Now know I that Jehovah saveth his anointed; He will answer him from his holy heaven With the saving strength of his right hand.
YLT	Now I have known That Jehovah hath saved His anointed, He answereth him from His holy heavens, With the saving might of His right hand.
DARBY	Now know I that Jehovah saveth his anointed; he answereth him from the heavens of his holiness, with the saving strength of his right hand.
BBE	Now am I certain that the Lord gives salvation to his king; he will give him an answer from his holy heaven with the strength of salvation in his right hand.
Webster	Now I know that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

What does Psalms 20:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

6. He speaks as if suddenly assured of a hearing. his anointed--not only David personally, but as the specially appointed head of His Church. his holy heaven--or, literally, "the heavens of His holiness," where He resides (Psa 2:6; 11:4). saving ... hand--His power which brings salvation.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 6 Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed - These are probably the words of the priest after the victim had been consumed; and those signs had accompanied the offering, which were proofs of God's acceptance of the sacrifice; and, consequently, that the campaign would have a successful issue. David is God's anointed; therefore, he is under his especial care. He will hear him. David must continue to pray, and to depend on God; else he cannot expect continual salvation. David has vast multitudes of enemies against him; he, therefore, requires supernatural help. Because of this, God will hear him with the saving strength of his right hand. The Hand of God is his power, the Right hand, his almighty power; the Strength of his right hand, his almighty power in action; the Saving strength of his right hand, the miraculous effects wrought by his almighty power brought into action. This is what David was to expect; and it was the prospect of this that caused him and his officers to exult as they do in the following verse.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 20:6 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.

עַתָּ֤ה'a.TahnowH6258

יָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI knowH3045

כִּ֤יkithatH3588

הוֹשִׁ֥יעַ\׀ho.Shi.a'he deliversH3467

יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068

מְשִׁ֫יח֥וֹme.Shi.Choanointed hisH4899

יַ֭עֲנֵהוּYa.'a.ne.huhe answers himH6030

מִשְּׁמֵ֣יmi.she.Meifrom [the] heavens ofH8064

קָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.Shoholiness hisH6944

בִּ֝גְבֻר֗וֹתbig.vu.Rotwith [the] mighty deeds ofH1369

יֵ֣שַׁעYe.sha'<the> salvation ofH3468

יְמִינֽוֹ\׃ye.mi.Noright [hand] hisH3225

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Cross references for Psalms 20:6

Psalms 28:8
The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
Acts 5:31
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Psalms 18:50
Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
Psalms 89:20-23
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
Acts 4:10
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
Psalms 41:11
By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
Matthew 6:9
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Isaiah 63:15
Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?
Psalms 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
Psalms 17:7
Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
1 Kings 8:30
And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
Isaiah 58:9
Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Now.
2:2; 18:50; 28:8; 89:20-23; Ac 2:36; 4:10
he will.
1Ki 8:30,43; Mt 6:9
his holy heaven. Heb. the heaven of his holiness.
Isa 57:15; 63:15
with, etc. Heb. by the strength of the salvation of hisright hand.
17:7; 18:35; Ac 2:33; 5:31

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Context

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.
Psalms 20:6
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.
Psalms 20:7
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

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Psalms 20:6 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Ahora echo de ver que Jehová guarda á su ungido: oirálo desde los cielos de su santidad, con la fuerza de la salvación de su diestra.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Nous triompherons dans ton salut, et nous élèverons nos bannières au nom de notre Dieu. Que l’ Éternel accomplisse toutes tes demandes!
German Elberfelder 1871	Jetzt weiß ich, daß Jehova seinen Gesalbten rettet; aus seinen heiligen Himmeln wird er ihn erhören durch die Machttaten des Heils seiner Rechten.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Magna est gloria ejus in salutari tuo; gloriam et magnum decorem impones super eum.