Psalms 20 · Verse 7

Psalms 20:7

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

Psalms 20:7 in other translations

BSBSome trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
WEBSome trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
ASVSome trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God.
YLTSome of chariots, and some of horses, And we of the name of Jehovah our God Make mention.
DARBYSome make mention of chariots, and some of horses, but we of the name of Jehovah our God.
BBESome put their faith in carriages and some in horses; but we will be strong in the name of the Lord our God.
WebsterSome trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

What does Psalms 20:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. remember--or cause to remember, mention thankfully (1Sa 17:45; Psa 33:16).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Some trust in chariots - The words of the original are short and emphatic: These in chariots; and these in horses; but we will record in the name of Jehovah our God. Or, as the Septuagint, μεγαλυνθησομεθα, "we shall be magnified." Or, as the Vulgate, invocabimus, "we shall invoke the name of the Lord." This and the following verse I suppose to be the words of David and his officers. And the mention of chariots and horses makes it likely that the war with the Ammonites and Syrians is that to which reference is made here; for they came against him with vast multitudes of horsemen and chariots. See 2Sam 10:6-8. According to the law, David could neither have chariots nor horses; and those who came against him with cavalry must have a very great advantage; but he saw that Jehovah his God was more than a match for all his foes, and in him he trusts with implicit confidence.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 20:7 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.

אֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
בָ֭רֶכֶבVa.re.khev<in> <the> chariotryH7393
וְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehand theseH428
בַסּוּסִ֑יםva.su.Sim<in> <the> horsesH5483
וַאֲנַ֓חְנוּ\׀va.'a.Nach.nuand weH587
בְּשֵׁם\־be.shem-<in> [the] name ofH8034
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
נַזְכִּֽיר\׃naz.Kirwe bring to remembranceH2142

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Cross references for Psalms 20:7

  • Isaiah 31:1

    Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!

  • Jeremiah 17:5

    Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.

  • Proverbs 21:31

    The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.

  • Psalms 33:16-17

    There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:8

    With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:11

    And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:12-20

    O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee. And all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation; And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s. …

  • Psalms 45:17

    I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.

  • 2 Chronicles 13:10-12

    But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the Lord, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business: And they burn unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have forsaken him. And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

  • Isaiah 30:16

    But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

  • 1 Samuel 13:5

    And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth–aven.

  • 2 Chronicles 13:16

    And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Some trust.
33:16,17; 1Sa 13:5; 2Sa 8:4; 10:18; Pr 21:31; Isa 30:16; 31:1
Jer 17:5
but we.
45:17; 2Ch 13:10-12,16; 14:11; 20:12-20; 32:8

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Context

  • 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.

  • Psalms 20:8

    They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

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Psalms 20:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Estos confían en carros, y aquéllos en caballos: mas nosotros del nombre de Jehová nuestro Dios tendremos memoria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Maintenant je sais que l’ Éternel sauve son oint; il lui répondra des cieux de sa sainteté, par les actes puissants du salut de sa droite.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Diese gedenken der Wagen und jene der Rosse, wir aber gedenken des Namens Jehovas, unseres Gottes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quoniam dabis eum in benedictionem in sæculum sæculi; lætificabis eum in gaudio cum vultu tuo.