--- title: "Psalms 20 - Study King James Bible with ellicotts commentary for english readers" description: "Read Psalms 20 with ellicotts commentary for english readers commentary. 1 The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/ellicotts-commentary-for-english-readers/psalms/20" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/20)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/20)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/20) Audio 1 The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;* 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;** 3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.* 4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. 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. 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.** 7 Some *trust* in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. 8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. 9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call. [Psalms 19](/study/psalms/19) [Psalms 21](/study/psalms/21) ## Commentary To verse 1 (1) **Day of trouble . . . God of Jacob.**—This certainly recalls the patriarch’s words ([Genesis 35:3](/kjv/genesis/35/3)), “I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress.” The “name” alone of the God of Jacob was a safeguard to the people, called after their great forefather “Israel. So even under the shadow of the greatness of human monarchs and heroes whole peoples have often felt secure and strong, using no other weapon but his name. **Defend thee.**—Better, *set thee up on high*(comp. 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