Not Chariots, but His Name
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
The congregation prays over the king before he marches out: may your offerings be remembered, your plans fulfilled, your petitions answered. The turn comes in the middle — chariots and horses are what others trust, but these people trust the name of our Father.
20 1May our Father answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. 2May he send you help from the sanctuary, and may he sustain you from Zion. 3May he remember all your offerings and look with favor on your burnt sacrifice. 4May he give you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans.
5We will shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our Father we will lift up our banners. May our Father fulfill all your petitions. 6Now I know that our Father saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand. 7Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of our Father. 8They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand firm. 9Our Father, save the king! Answer us when we call.
