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Psalms 20:1
Psalms 20:1 is verse 1 of Psalms chapter 20, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
King James Version
The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
World English Bible
May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,
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Psalms 20:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible
1 May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
2 May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
3 May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 41:1Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Psalms 50:5“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
Psalms 60:11Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
Psalms 91:15When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
Psalms 138:7If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
Jeremiah 30:7How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
Matthew 26:38Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
Matthew 26:39Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Psalms 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
Exodus 34:5And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.
Exodus 34:6Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
Exodus 34:7maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”
Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Genesis 32:27“What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied.
Genesis 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
Genesis 32:29And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
Genesis 48:15Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
Genesis 48:16the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
Exodus 3:13Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?”
Exodus 3:14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
Exodus 3:15God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalms 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
Psalms 114:2Judah became God’s sanctuary, and Israel His dominion.