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Blessing in the Time of Battle
Psalm 20-21

Mark Sunderland
October 02, 2024

These Psalms were written by King David during a time of crisis for the nation of Israel. In these verses, we see David's godly example as he recognizes the Lord as their only hope for deliverance.
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Blessing in the Time of Battle

Mark Sunderland

10/2/2024

Psalm 20:1-9 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;  may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. 2 May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. 3 May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. 4 May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. 5 May we shout for joy over your victory  and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests. 6 Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand. 7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. 8 They are brought to their knees and fall,  but we rise up and stand firm. 9 Lord, give victory to the king! Answer us when we call!

·         Alexander Maclaren: “There the people prayed for the king; here they give thanks for him: there they asked that his desires might be fulfilled; here they bless Jehovah, who has fulfilled them; there the battle was impending; here it has been won, though foes are still in the field.”

Psalm 21:1-13 The king rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give! 2 You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.[b] 3 You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head. 4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him— length of days, for ever and ever. 5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty. 6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings  and made him glad with the joy of your presence. 7 For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken. 8 Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies;  your right hand will seize your foes. 9 When you appear for battle, you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,  and his fire will consume them. 10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,  their posterity from mankind. 11 Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed. 12 You will make them turn their backs  when you aim at them with drawn bow. 13Be exalted in your strength, Lord; we will sing and praise your might.

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