Original PSA 20:1: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

BrLXX (PSA 19:1) Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ.
(Eis to telos, psalmos tōi Dawid.)

ULT To the chief musician; psalm David

UST This is a note to the worship leader: is a psalm David.

BSB & MSB For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

OEB For the leader. A psalm of David.

WEBBE & WMBB For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

NET For the music director; a psalm of David.

FBV For the music director. A psalm of David.

LEB For the music director. A psalm of David.[fn]

20:? The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one

BBE To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.

Moff From the Choirmaster’s collection. A song of David.

JPS (PSA 20:1) (20-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (20-2) The LORD answer thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;

ASV For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

DRA (PSA 19:1) Unto the end. A psalm for David.

Drby To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

RV For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

KJB-1769 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

KJB-1611 ¶ To the chiefe Musician. A Psalme of Dauid.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Wycl (PSA 19:1) The title of the nyntenthe salm. To victorie, the salm of Dauid.
(The title of the nineteenth psalm. To victory, the psalm of David.)

Luth (PSA 20:1) Ein Psalm Davids, vorzusingen.
(A Psalm David’s, to_sing_to.)

ClVg (PSA 19:1) In finem. Psalmus David.[fn]
(In the_end. Psalm/Song David.)

19.1 In finem. CASS. Figura operandi, quæ ventura sunt Propheta canit. Ibid. Propheta ex nimia charitate optat prospere evenire Ecclesiæ, quæ per Christum videbat ventura.

19.1 In the_end. CASS. Figure/form operandi, which to_come are Prophet sings. There. Prophet from excessive with_love wishes successfully/prosperously/favourably to_happen Assemblies/Churches, which through Christ/Messiah he_saw to_come.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Psalm 20 Introduction

Structure and Formatting

Psalm 20 is considered to be one of the “royal psalms.” See the Introduction to Psalms for more information about the royal psalms. 1. Prayer for the king that Yahweh would protect and help him in battle (1–2) 2. Prayer that Yahweh would accept the king’s offerings (3) 3. Prayer that Yahweh would fulfill the king’s desires and plans (4) 4. Anticipation of Yahweh giving his king victory (5) 5. Expression of confidence in Yahweh (6–8) 6. Closing prayer (9)

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Psalm

Trust

In verse 7 David asserts that trusting in Yahweh is better than trusting in military might. (See: trust)

Translation Issues in This Psalm

In verses 1–5 who do the pronouns “you” and “your” refer to?

In this psalm all occurrences of the pronouns “you” and “your” that occur in verses 1–5 are singular and refer to Yahweh’s anointed king mentioned in verse 6. Because verse 6 identifies who the pronouns “you” and “your” refer to, you do not need to make this explicit in your translation. Also, if your language has both singular and plural second person pronouns, you should use the singular forms each time you translate the pronouns “you” and “your” in verses 1–5.

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

לַ⁠מְנַצֵּ֗חַ

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster song of,David )