1 May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high! | |
2 May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! | |
2 May He send you help from the sanctuary And support you from Zion! | |
3 May He remember all your meal offerings And find your burnt offeringa Lit fatacceptable!b Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interludeSelah. | |
4 May He grant you your heart’s desire And fulfill all yourc Or purposecounsel! | |
5 d Or Let us singWe will sing for joy over youre Or salvationvictory, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners. May the LORD fulfill all your petitions. | |
6 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With thef Or mighty deeds of the victory of His right handsaving strength of His right hand. | |
7 Someg Or praise chariots, or trust, or are strong throughboast in chariots and some in horses, But weh Lit make mention of; or praise the namewill boast in the name of the LORD, our God. | |
8 They have bowed down and fallen, But we have risen and stood upright. | |
9 i Or O Lord, save the king; answer usSave, O LORD; May the King answer us in the day we call. | |