Psalms 20:2
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
††Send thee helpe from the Sanctuary: and strengthen thee out of Sion.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. thy helpe.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. support thee.
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- 1 Kings 8:44–45Rank 1 from verse 2
44¶ If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the Lord toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
45Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
44¶ If thy people goe out to battell against their enemie, whithersoeuer thou shalt send them, and shall pray vnto the LORD †toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I haue built for thy Name:
45Then heare thou in heauen their prayer & their supplication, and mainteine their ‖cause.
- 1 Kings 6:16Rank 2 from verse 2
16And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
16And hee built twentie cubites on the sides of the house, both the floore, and the walles with boards of Cedar: he euen built them for it within, euen for the Oracle, euen for the most holy place.
- 2 Chronicles 20:8–9Rank 3 from verse 2
8And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
9If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.
8And they dwelt therein, and haue built thee a Sanctuarie therein for thy Name, saying,
9*If, when euill commeth vpon vs, as the sword, iudgement, or pestilence, or famine, wee stand before this house, and in thy presence (for thy Name is in this house) and cry vnto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt heare & helpe.
- Isaiah 12:6Rank 4 from verse 2
- Isaiah 14:32Rank 5 from verse 2
- Psalms 3:4Rank 6 from verse 2
- 2 Samuel 5:7Rank 7 from verse 2
- 2 Samuel 6:17Rank 8 from verse 2
17¶ And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
17¶ And they brought in the Arke of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the Tabernacle that Dauid had †pitched for it: and Dauid offered burnt offerings, and peace offrings before the LORD.
- Psalms 73:17Rank 9 from verse 2
- Isaiah 37:34–35Rank 10 from verse 2
34By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.
35For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
34By the way that he came, by the same shall he returne, and shall not come into this citie, saith the LORD.
35*For I will defend this citie to saue it, for mine owne sake, and for my seruant Dauids sake.
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Psalms 20:2
Sense 1: Aid, assistance, or relief. Sense 2: As a verb, to aid, assist, or support.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A holy or set-apart place of dwelling, worship, or refuge.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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strengthen
To make stronger, confirm, encourage, fortify, or increase in power.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
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1THE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
1¶ The LORD heare thee in the day of trouble, the Name of the God of Iacob defend thee.
2Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
2††Send thee helpe from the Sanctuary: and strengthen thee out of Sion.
Selected passage3Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
3†Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice. Selah.