Psalm 20

 

May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble; May the name of the God of Jacob defend you.  May

He send you help from the sanctuary, And strengthen you out of Zion; May He remember all your offerings, And accept your burnt offerings. May He grant you according to your heart's desire, And fulfill all your purpose.  We will rejoice  in your salvation and in the name of our God we will set up our banners!  May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.  Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand.  Some trust in chariots (tanks) and some in horses (missiles) (emphasis added); but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.  They have bowed down and fallen, But we have risen and stand upright.  Save, Lord! May the King answer us when we call.

 

How wonderful are the promises of the Lord!  All we need to do is trust in Him.  He will answer us in the day of trouble.  We have his assurances, his saving work.  Some trust in Chariots (tanks) and horses (missiles) but our trust and hope is in the Lord.  Details of history change, but God stays the same.  Sometimes our trust wavers, but His promises never do.  So rejoice and always trust in the strength of His right hand.

 

Ruth Walsh