--- title: "Bullinger" description: "To the chief Musician. See App-64 . The LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. See App-4 . hear = answer. name. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/psalms/20" --- **To the chief Musician.** See App-64 . **The LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* See App-4 . **hear** = answer. **name.** Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct), App-6 , for the person himself. Occurs three times in this Psalm: [Psalms 20:1](../../../kjv/psalms/20/1) , the Defending Name; [Psalms 20:5](../../../kjv/psalms/20/5) , the Displayed Name; [Psalms 20:7](../../../kjv/psalms/20/7) , the Delivering Name. **God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 . **God of Jacob** = Jacob's God: i.e. the God Who met Jacob when he had nothing and deserved nothing (but wrath), and gave him everything. The N.T. "God. of all grace", See note on [Genesis 32:28](../../../kjv/genesis/32/28) ; [Genesis 43:6](../../../kjv/genesis/43/6) ; [Genesis 45:26](../../../kjv/genesis/45/26) , [Genesis 45:28](../../../kjv/genesis/45/28) ; this Divine title occurs in [Psalms 46:7](../../../kjv/psalms/46/7) , [Psalms 46:11](../../../kjv/psalms/46/11) ; [Psalms 75:9](../../../kjv/psalms/75/9) ; [Psalms 76:6](../../../kjv/psalms/76/6) ; [Psalms 81:1](../../../kjv/psalms/81/1) , [Psalms 81:4](../../../kjv/psalms/81/4) ; [Psalms 84:8](../../../kjv/psalms/84/8) ; [Psalms 94:7](../../../kjv/psalms/94/7) ; [Psalms 114:7](../../../kjv/psalms/114/7) ; [Psalms 146:5](../../../kjv/psalms/146/5) . **defend** = shall defend. To this day the calling out the name of a person of rank or power will bring protection to one in danger from the violence of an enemy. In Psalms always used of God. **thee** = thy. **strengthen** = sustain, or support. Hebrew. *sa'ad* . Compare [Psalms 20:6](../../../kjv/psalms/20/6) with [Psalms 21:1](../../../kjv/psalms/21/1) . **Zion.** See App-68 . **all thy offerings.** Some codices, with eight early printed editions, read "every present of thine". **offerings** = gift offerings, or presents. Hebrew. *minchah.* App-43 . **accept.** Hebrew turn to ashes. This was the only way by which Jehovah accepted what was offered. See note on [Genesis 4:4](../../../kjv/genesis/4/4) . **Selah.** Here, connecting the prayer of [Psalms 20:4](../../../kjv/psalms/20/4) with the atonement or accepted sacrifice of [Psalms 20:3](../../../kjv/psalms/20/3) ; the only ground on which prayer can be answered. See App-66 . **fulfil** = will fulfil. **His Anointed** = His Messiah. **will hear** = answereth (continually). **holy.** See note on [Exodus 3:5](../../../kjv/exodus/3/5) . **With the saving strengths** = by the mighty saving deeds. **strength** = might (inherent). Hebrew. *gabar.* Compare App-14 and [Psalms 20:2](../../../kjv/psalms/20/2) above. **right hand.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 **Some trust in** = Some by, &c. **in** = by. **we will remember, &c.** = we by, &c. **stand upright** = are established. **Save, LORD** , or, O LORD, save. Or, with Septuagint, "Jehovah save the king". Compare [Psalms 20:6](../../../kjv/psalms/20/6) . **when** = in the day when. 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