1 ¶ Let the LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; let the name of the God of Jacob lift thee up

May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,

2 a nd send thee help from the sanctuary and strengthen thee out of Zion

send you help from the sanctuary, grant you support from Zion,

3 a nd remember all thy offerings and reduce thy burnt sacrifice to the ashes of burnt fat, Selah.

remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah.

4 G rant thee according to thine heart and fulfil all thy counsel.

May He grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel.

5 W e will rejoice in thy saving health, and in the name of our God we will be standard-bearers: let the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.

We will triumph in your salvation. In the name of our God, we will set up our banners. May Yahweh grant all your requests.

6 ¶ Now know I that the LORD has kept his anointed; he will hear him from the heavens of his holiness with the saving valour of his right hand.

Now I know that Yahweh saves his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven, with the saving strength of his right hand.

7 S ome trust in chariots and some in horses, but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust the name of Yahweh our God.

8 T hey are brought down and fallen, but we are risen and stand upright.

They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and stand upright.

9 T he LORD saves the king; let him hear us on the day when we call.

Save, Yahweh! Let the King answer us when we call!