Psalm 20
May the Lord hear you in the day of trouble
: the God of Jacob lift you up to safety.
May he send you his help from the sanctuary
: and be your strong support from Zion.
May he remember all your offerings
: and accept with favour your burnt sacrifices,
Grant you your heart’s desire
: and fulfil all your purposes.
May we also rejoice in your victory
and triumph in the name of our God
: the Lord perform all your petitions.
Now I know that the Lord will save his anointed
: that he will answer him from his holy heaven
with the victorious strength of his right hand.
Some put their trust in chariots and some in horses
: but we will trust in the name of the Lord our God.
They are brought down and fallen
: but we are made strong and stand upright.
O Lord, save the king
: and hear us when we call upon you.
Psalm 21
The king shall rejoice in your strength, O Lord
: he shall exult in your salvation.
You have given him his heart’s desire
: you have not denied him the request of his lips.
For you came to meet him with the blessings of success
: and placed a crown of gold upon his head.
He asked you for life and you gave it him
: length of days for ever and ever.
Great is his glory because of your salvation
: you have clothed him with honour and majesty.
You have given him everlasting felicity
: and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
For the king puts his trust in the Lord
: and through the tender mercy of the Most High
he shall never be moved.
Your hand shall light upon your enemies
: and your right hand shall find out all who hate you.
You will make them like a blazing furnace
in the day of your coming
: the Lord will overwhelm them in his wrath,
and fire shall consume them.
You will root out their offspring from the earth
: and their seed from among the children of men;
Because they have stirred up evil against you
: and plotted mischief, which they cannot perform.
Therefore will you set your shoulder toward them
: and draw the string of the bow to strike at their faces.
Arise, O Lord, in your great strength
: and we will sing and praise your power.