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| 1 | For the choir director. A psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in a day of trouble; may the name of Jacob’s God protect you. | May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! | For the director of music. A psalm of David. 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 sustain you from Zion. | May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion! | May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. | |
| 3 | May he remember all your offerings and accept your burnt offering. Selah | May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah | May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. | |
| 4 | May he give you what your heart desires and fulfill your whole purpose. | May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans! | May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. | |
| 5 | Let us shout for joy at your victory and lift the banner in the name of our God. May the LORD fulfill all your requests. | May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the LORD fulfill all your petitions! | 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 I know that the LORD gives victory to his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with mighty victories from his right hand. | Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand. | 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 take pride in chariots, and others in horses, but we take pride in the name of the LORD our God. | Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. | Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. | |
| 8 | They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand firm. | They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright. | They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. | |
| 9 | LORD, give victory to the king! May he answer us on the day that we call. | O LORD, save the king! May he answer us when we call. | LORD, give victory to the king! Answer us when we call! | |
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