It has been the habit of God’s people to pray for their king.
Imagine Israel singing this psalm for David or Solomon:
The Lord answer you in the day of trouble!
The name of the God of Jacob protect you!
May he send you help from the sanctuary,
and give you support from Zion.
May he remember all your offerings,
and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices.
Selah
May he grant you your heart's desire,
and fulfill all your plans.
May we shout for joy over your victory,
and in the name of our God set up our banners.
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.
Now I know that the Lord will help his anointed;
he will answer him from his holy heaven
with mighty victories by his right hand.
Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses,
but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.
They will collapse and fall,
but we shall rise and stand upright.
Give victory to the king, O Lord;
As I hear this psalm,
I hear it as a prayer for our king:
For Jesus, the ruler of the kingdom of heaven.
Read the prayer again,
and imagine what it will be like for God to hear this prayer,
For God to bring the answer to this prayer for our king.
Imagine what it will be like to see these things come to pass.
May God bless his people until the day that Jesus comes again.
May the Lord bless you and keep you until then,
Ron
Psalm 20 – NRSV
