Psalm 20:8 - Easy To Read Version Those other people were defeated—\par they died in battle.\par But we won! We are the winners!\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They are brought down and fallen: But we are risen, and stand upright. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They are bowed down and fallen, but we are risen and stand upright. American Standard Version (1901) They are bowed down and fallen; But we are risen, and stand upright. Common English Bible They will collapse and fall, but we will stand up straight and strong. Catholic Public Domain Version Because the king hopes in the Lord, and in the mercy of the Most High, he will not be disturbed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. |
You sent your messengers to insult the Lord. You said, “I came with my many chariots [238] to the high mountains. I came deep inside Lebanon. I cut down the tallest cedar trees and the best fir trees of Lebanon. I went up to the highest part of Lebanon, up to its lush forest.
Asa went out to fight against Zerah. Asa’s army got ready for battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Asa called out to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, only you can help weak people against strong people! Help us, Lord our God! We depend on you. We fight against this large army in your name. Lord, you are our God! Don’t let anyone win against you!”
I was embarrassed to ask King Artaxerxes for soldiers and horsemen to protect us as we traveled. There were enemies on the road. The reason I was embarrassed to ask for protection was because of what we had told the king. We had said to King Artaxerxes, “Our God is with every person that trusts him. But God is very angry with every person that turns away from him.”
Our help came from the Lord.\par The Lord made heaven and earth!\par \par \par
People who trust in the Lord\par will be like Mount Zion.\par They will never be shaken.\par They will continue forever.\par
A king is not saved\par by his own great power.\par A strong soldier is not saved\par by his own great strength.\par
Horses don’t really bring victory in war.\par Their strength can’t really\par help you escape.\par
The Lord says,\par “I will forgive them for leaving me.\par I will love them freely,\par because I have stopped being angry.\par
I have fallen.\par But enemy, don’t laugh at me!\par I will get up again.\par I sit in darkness now.\par But the Lord will be a light for me.\par
So the armies of all these kings came together. There were many fighting men and many horses and chariots. It was a very, very large army—it looked like there were as many men as grains of sand on the sea shore.
May all your enemies die like this, Lord! And may all the people who love you be strong like the rising sun!
David said to the Philistine (Goliath), “You come to me using sword, spear, and javelin. [160] But I come to you in the name of the Lord All-Powerful, the God of the armies of Israel! You have said bad things about him.