Prayer Guide: Psalm 20

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To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!
    May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
2 May he send you help from the sanctuary
    and give you support from Zion!
3 May he remember all your offerings
    and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices!    Selah

4 May he grant you your heart’s desire
    and fulfill all your plans!
5 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!

6 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.
7 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 upright.

9 O Lord, save the king!
    May he answer us when we call.

REVERENCE

God’s Praiseworthy Attributes:

  • Answers us in our troubles – vv. 1,6 & 9
  • Protects us by His name – v. 1
  • Sends help and support from heaven – v. 2
  • Remembers and regards our sacrifices – v. 3
  • Grants our hearts desires and fulfills our plans – v.  4
  • Grants joyful salvation – v. 5
  • Grants victory in his name – v. 5
  • Saves by his might – vv. 6 & 9
  • His name is trustworthy – v. 7
  • Gives us power to stand – v. 8

Possible Prayer Prompts:

  • I praise You Lord that You answered me in trouble when…
  • I praise You for the joy I feel because You saved me from…
  • I praise You that because Your name is _______________, I have victory over _________.
  • I praise You that because Your name is ____________, I can trust You for _____________.
  • Thank You that You give us power to stand, even when we encounter ________________.

RESPONSE

  • I surrender my heart’s desire for _____________, asking You to conform it to Your will.
  • I submit my plans for _____________, asking that You would direct my steps to honor You.
  • I confess that too often, rather than trusting in Your name, I have put my trust in…

REQUESTS

  • Lord, because Your name is ___________, I trust You to protect me from…
  • Today, I call on Your name to help me as I…
  • I pray that we will know the shout of joy when You save _____________ (name) from…
  • Lord, I pray that the saving might of Your right hand will…
  • Because Your name is _____________, I trust You for…
  • Lord, I pray that You would give divine support to ___________ (name) as they…
  • We call on You to save our spiritual leaders from…

READINESS

  • Thank You that Your name is our banner of victory over that enemy of …
    • Antiphonal response: “We shout for joy in Your salvation!”
  • Lord, we trust You to save us from…
    • Antiphonal group response: “With the saving might of Your right hand!”