Psalm 20 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 20.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/20/1/s_498001

Meditate on verse 9.

Save, O LORD;

may the King answer us in the day we call.

This is an interesting prayer psalm.   In the first five verses, the prayer requests are told to the person for whom prayer is being said.  These are fervent prayers asking the LORD for help.  Some of the requests are:

1.     May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble.

2.     May the name of God set you securely on high.

3.     May the LORD send you help.

4.     May God grant you your heart’s desire.

5.     May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.

The one offering the prayer on behalf of another then confidently states truths about God:

1.     I know the LORD saves His anointed (v. 6).

2.     The LORD will answer with the saving strength of His right hand (v. 6).

Based on knowing those facts, the one praying says what they will do: “We will boast in the name of the LORD our God” (v. 7). And, what they are already doing: “We have risen and stood upright” (v. 8). The psalm ends with a simple prayer of faith. Pray the prayer (Psalm 20:9) over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7). You can use this pattern for prayer and share it with someone you love. 


 “Save ________ and me, O LORD!

May You, King Jesus, answer us in the day we call.”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, Volume 2 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell