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Verse Psalms 20:8. _THEY ARE BROUGHT DOWN AND FALLEN_] They were so
confident of victory that they looked upon it as _already gained_.
They who trusted in their _horses_ and _chariots_ are _bowed down...
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THEY ARE BROUGHT DOWN AND FALLEN - That is, those who trust in
chariots and horses. The reference here is undoubtedly to the enemies
against whom the king was about to wage war, and the language here...
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Psalms 20
Christ and His Salvation as Contemplated by His People
_ 1. What God has done for Christ (Psalms 20:1)_
2. The salvation His people enjoy (Psalms 20:5)...
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XX. A prayer for deliverance from national disaster, changing
(probably after the sacrifice has been offered) into confidence at
Psalms 20:6; Now know I, etc. The mention of a king or anointed one
wou...
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STAND UPRIGHT. are established....
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_They are brought down_ R.V., They are bowed down; the same word as in
Psalms 18:39. It is still the language of faith, anticipating the
entire subjugation of the enemy, and the triumph of Israel....
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The sacrifice has been offered. Faith regards it as accepted, and in
its acceptance sees the pledge of victory. The voice of a priest, or
prophet, or possibly of the king himself, is now heard proclai...
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PSALMS 20
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
To Prayer for a King in Distress, a Favourable Answer is Confidently
Awaited.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 20:1-4, Petitions for Divine Succour. Refrain,
Psalms 20:5, Prom...
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_THEY ARE BROUGHT DOWN AND FALLEN: BUT WE ARE RISEN, AND STAND
UPRIGHT._
They are brought down and fallen. According to their objects of
confidence respectively, so is the portion of the world and of...
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This and the following Ps. form a closely connected pair. The one is a
prayer for a king going out to battle, and the other is a thanksgiving
for his triumphant return. Both have the same title. There...
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BROUGHT DOWN] RV 'bowed down.'...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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STAND UPRIGHT. — We seem to see a whole battle fought before our
eyes, in which those formerly struck down rise, and returning to the
fight, beat off their foes, and in their turn lay them low. “We we...
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_[Psalms 20:9]_ הֵ֭מָּה כָּרְע֣וּ וְ
נָפָ֑לוּ וַ...
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Psalms 20:1
THIS is a battle song followed by a chant of victory. They are
connected in subject and probably in occasion, but fight and triumph
have fallen dim to us, though we can still feel how hotl...
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THE SAVING STRENGTH OF GOD'S RIGHT HAND
Psalms 20:1
This may have been written on such an occasion as 2 Samuel 10:1.
_ The prayer of the soldiers,_ Psalms 20:1. Ready, drawn up for the
battle, they...
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This and the next psalms are certainly closely connected. The first is
the prayer of the people on behalf of the king as he goes forth to
battle. The first five verses were sung in chorus and express...
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(g) They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand
upright.
(g) The worldlings who do not put their trust in God alone....
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Beautiful and striking contrast! and which is manifested in the
experience of the world every day, in the different characters: the
faithful in their deliverances, and the ungodly in their false
confi...
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Psalms 19
_ Proper Psalm for Christmas Day_ (_Morning_).
PSALMS 19-21 = _ Day 4_ (_Morning_)....
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8._They are bowed down. _It is probable that there is here pointed
out, as it were with the finger, the enemies of Israel, whom God had
overthrown, when they regarded no event as less likely to happen...
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In Psalms 20 we have, in the midst of sorrows and evil come in as
regards the two preceding testimonies, the faithful witness, the
living witness Himself. He is seen in the day of His distress, for He...
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THEY ARE BROUGHT DOWN AND FALLEN,.... These are they that rode in
chariots and on horses, and trusted in them; who are brought down from
their places of honour and safety; and fall, not into the hands...
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They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
Ver. 8. _They are brought down, &c._] They lie flat by the fall they
have taken, being confuted in their confidences, as Benhada...
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_Some trust in chariots_ This again was spoken by the people. The word
_trust_ is not in the Hebrew, which is more literally translated,
_These in their chariots, and those on their horses, but we wil...
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They, the enemies who so foolishly trust in their own power, ARE
BROUGHT DOWN AND FALLEN, first bowing down, sinking to the knees, and
then lying prostrate; BUT WE ARE RISEN AND STAND UPRIGHT, firm an...
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PRAYER IN TIME OF WAR.
To the chief musician, a psalm of David, evidently composed to be sung
by the Tabernacle chorus while the king and his army were in the
field, the purpose being to implore Jeho...
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THEY ARE BROUGHT DOWN from their horses and chariots, to which they
trusted. Heb. _They bowed down_, as being unable to stand longer,
because of their mortal wounds. Compare JUDGES 5:27. BUT WE stand...
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Psalms 20:8 down H3766 (H8804) fallen H5307 (H8804) risen H6965
(H8804) upright H5749 (H8696)
They -...
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THE PEOPLE AGAIN RESPOND ASSERTING THEIR TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON YHWH
(PSALMS 20:7).
Psalms 20:7
‘Some trust in chariots, and some in horses,
But we will make mention of the name of YHWH our God.'
The...
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The 20 th Psalm is a prayer for the king going forth to the conflict,
a prayer for David; better still, a prayer for great David's greater
Son. The 21 st Psalm is a song of victory for the returning c...
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The 20 th Psalm is a prayer for the King; not only for David or
Solomon, but for «great David's greater Son,» the true King of the
Church. As if the Church saw Jesus going forth to his work, she offer...
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CONTENTS: A prayer for God's annointed people.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: The children of this world trust in second causes and rise
or fall with them but those who have a believing and obe...
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Psalms 20:1. _The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble._ We read in
Psalms 83. that nearly all the surrounding nations, after David was
made king, entered into a league to demolish the Jewish nation,...
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_The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble._
A BATTLE PRAYER
This, it is believed, is the battle prayer or litany which was
solemnly chanted in the sanctuary on the eve of the great expedition
to cru...
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PSALMS PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 20:1. These two psalms form a pair of
royal psalms. Psalms 20:1 is a prayer that God will give success to
the Davidic king, particularly in b
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 20:6 The worshipers now shift from speaking
_to_ the king to speaking _about_ the king. They trust in God as the
one who SAVES HIS ANOINTED....
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INTRODUCTION
“This is evidently a liturgical psalm, and was intended originally,
it would seem, to be sung on behalf of a king who was about to go
forth to war against his enemies. As the king stands...
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EXPOSITION
THIS psalm seems to have been composed for a special occasion, when
David was about to proceed on an expedition against a foreign enemy.
It is liturgical, and written to be recited in the c...
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Psa 20:1-9 is to the chief musician also. It is a psalm of David.
The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble (Psalms 20:1);
Actually, Jehovah, "May Jehovah hear you in the day of trouble."
the name of...
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Brought down — From their horses and chariots, to which they
trusted. Stand — Stand firmly, and keep the field....